dermatome (redirected from dermatomes)

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.

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[derma- + -tome.]

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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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dermatome - a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin surgical instrument - a medical instrument used in surgery