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dermatome

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der·ma·tome  (dûrm-tm)
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.
[derma- + -tome.]
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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Noun1.dermatome - a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin
surgical instrument - a medical instrument used in surgery
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