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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.]
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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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Moreover, in those women with incomplete injuries and upper motor neuron injuries, research indicates the preservation of the ability to perceive pinprick sensation in the T11-L2 dermatomes may be able to be used as a predictor for the ability of psychogenic lubrication.
Sexuality and spinal cord injury: where we are and where we are going by Sipski, Marca L. / American Rehabilitation
The roots receive sensory information from specific areas of skin called dermatomes.
Recovery following spinal cord injury by Yakura, Joy S. / American Rehabilitation
The text also contains a useful appendix, providing dermatomes of the limbs and trunk, cutaneous innervation of the head, and excellent illustrations of both the brachial plexus and the lumbosacral-coccygeal plexus.
Anatomical Guide for the Electromyographer: The Limbs and Trunk, ed 4 by Underwood, Frank B. / Physical Therapy
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