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"Skin" suffix
Answer for the clue ""Skin" suffix ", 5 letters:
derma
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Word definitions for derma in dictionaries
Gazetteer
Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 1023 Housing Units (2000): 397 Land area (2000): 1.125004 sq. miles (2.913747 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.125004 sq. miles (2.913747 sq. km) FIPS code: 18940 Located within: Mississippi ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dermis \Der"mis\, n. [NL. See Derm .] (Anat.) The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also true skin , derm , derma , corium , cutis , and enderon . See Skin , and Illust. in Appendix. [1913 Webster] ||
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the deep vascular inner layer of the skin [syn: dermis , corium ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"skin beneath the epidermis," 1706, from Modern Latin derma , from Greek derma (genitive dermatos ) "skin," from PIE root *der- (2) "to split, peel, flay" (see tear (v.1)).
Usage examples of derma.
The inner malpighian layer secreted the outer scaly derma, and also developed bony osteodermic nodules during adolescence.
There was a urologist for his urine, a lymphologist for his lymph, an endocrinologist for his endocrines, a psychologist for his psyche, a dermatologist for his derma.
They'd stripped the derma from the intestines for use as sausage casing, and the smell of grilling liver filled the house.
A single chiselled dash deepened between her eyebrows when she concentrated and her skin, rather than the smooth porcelain austerity of her fellow Spacers, showed the reticulations of virgin, unrejuvenated or rehabbed derma.