der·ma·tome (dûr m -t m )n. 1. Anatomy An area of skin innervated by sensory fibers from a single spinal nerve. 2. Medicine An instrument used in cutting thin slices of the skin, as for skin grafts. 3. Embryology The part of a mesodermal somite from which the dermis develops. |
dermatome [ˈdɜːməˌtəʊm]
n
1. (Medicine / Surgery) a surgical instrument for cutting thin slices of skin, esp for grafting
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the area of skin supplied by nerve fibres from a single posterior spinal root
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Embryol the part of a somite in a vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the dermis
dermatomic [ˌdɜːməˈtɒmɪk] adj
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| Noun | 1. | dermatome - a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin surgical instrument - a medical instrument used in surgery |
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