| derm | 1. <suffix> A suffix or terminal formative, much used in anatomical terms, and signifying skin, integument, covering; as, blastoderm, ectoderm, etc. The integument of animal; the skin. 2. <anatomy> See dermis. Origin: Gr. Derma, skin, fr. To skin, flay: cf. F. Derme. (21 Jun 2000) |
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| derma | <anatomy, dermatology> Mesodermally derived connective tissue underlying the epithelium of the skin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dermabrader | A motor-driven device used in dermabrasion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermabrasion | <procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure which involves the controlled abrasion of the upper layers of the skin to smoothen the skin and remove wrinkles, small scars or foreign bodies (tattoos). (27 Sep 1997) |
| dermacentor | <entomology> A large, widely distributed genus of ticks, including a number that infest man and other mammals, and several that are vectors of diseases such as tularaemia, rocky mountain spotted fever, colourado tick fever, and anaplasmosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Dermacentor albopictus | <entomology> The winter tick, a species found principally on horses, cattle, elk, moose, and deer in Canada and the northern and western United States; it is a one-host tick, but humans are sometimes attacked when skinning or dressing deer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dermacentor andersoni | <entomology> The Rocky Mountain spotted-fever, or wood tick; a species that is the vector of spotted fever in the Rocky Mountain regions, and also transmits tularaemia and causes tick paralysis; there are characteristic black and white markings on the large scutum of the male. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dermacentor nitens | <entomology> The tropical horse tick, a species found primarily on horses, mules, and asses (usually on the ears), chiefly in southern Florida, southern Texas, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dermacentor occidentalis | <entomology> The Pacific Coast tick, a species found on all domestic herbivores, deer, dogs, humans, and other animals in California and western Oregon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dermacentor reticulatus | <entomology> A common species attacking sheep, oxen, goats, and deer, and sometimes troublesome to humans; it is found in Europe, Asia, and America. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dermacentor variabilis | <entomology> The American dog tick, a species that is a common pest of dogs along the eastern seaboard of the U.S., a vector of tularaemia, and a principal vector of Rickettsia rickettsii which causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the central and eastern U.S.; may also cause tick paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermad | In the direction of the outer integument. Origin: derm-+ L. Ad, to (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermagraphy | A form of urticaria in which whealing occurs in the site and in the configuration of application of stroking (pressure, friction) of the skin. Synonym: autographism, dermagraphy, dermatography, dermographia, dermographism, dermography, factitious urticaria, skin writing, urticaria factitia. Origin: dermato-+ G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermahemia | <physiology> Hyperaemia of the skin. Origin: derma-+ G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal | 1. Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic; as, the dermal secretions. 2. <anatomy> Pertaining to the dermis or true skin. Origin: From Derm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |