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Answer for the clue "A surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin ", 9 letters:
dermatome

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting Etymology 2 n. 1 An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root 2 The cutis plate.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A dermatome is an area of skin that is mainly supplied by a single spinal nerve . There are 8 cervical nerves (C1 being an exception with no dermatome), 12 thoracic nerves , 5 lumbar nerves and 5 sacral nerves . Each of these nerves relays sensation (including ...