dermatome

der·ma·tome

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dur-muh-tohm]
- /ˈdɜr məˌtoʊm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dur-muh-tohm]
- /ˈdɜr məˌtoʊm/

Definitions of dermatome word

noun dermatome a surgical instrument for cutting thin slices of skin, esp for grafting 3
noun dermatome the area of skin supplied by nerve fibres from a single posterior spinal root 3
noun dermatome the part of a somite in a vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the dermis 3
noun dermatome any of the segmentally arranged mesodermal masses in a vertebrate embryo, destined to form dermis 3
noun dermatome Anatomy. an area of skin that is supplied with the nerve fibers of a single, posterior, spinal root. 1
noun dermatome Surgery. a mechanical instrument for cutting thin sections of skin for grafting. 1

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Origin of dermatome

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; derma1 + -tome

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Parts of speech for Dermatome

noun

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dermatome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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