| dermatotherapy | Treatment of skin diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dermatothlasia | An uncontrollable impulse to pinch and bruise the skin. Origin: dermato-+ G. Thlasis, a bruising (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatotropic | Having an affinity for the skin. Synonym: dermotropic. Origin: dermato-+ G. Trope, a turning (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatoxenoplasty | An obsolete term for xenografting of skin. Origin: dermato-+ G. Xenos, stranger, + plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatozoiasis | An obsolete term for dermatozoonosis. Origin: dermato-+ G. Zoon, animal, + -iasis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatozoon | An animal parasite of the skin. Origin: dermato-+ G. Zoon, animal (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatozoonosis | Infestation of the skin by an animal parasite. Origin: dermato-+ G. Zoon, animal, + nosos, disease (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermatrophia | Dermatrophy Atrophy or thinning of the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermenchysis | Rarely used term for subcutaneous administration of remedies. Origin: derm-+ G. Enchysis, a pouring in (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermestes | <zoology> A genus of coleopterous insects, the larvae of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is D. Lardarius, known as the bacon beetle. Origin: NL, from Gr.; skin + root of to eat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dermestoid | <zoology> Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes. "The carpet beetle, called the buffalo moth, is a dermestoid beetle." (Pop. Sci. Monthly) Origin: Dermestes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dermic | 1. Relating to the derm or skin. 2. <anatomy> Pertaining to the dermis; dermal. "Underneath each nail the deep or dermic layer of the integument is peculiarly modified. <medicine>" (Huxley) Dermic remedies, such as act through the skin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dermis | <anatomy, dermatology> Mesodermally derived connective tissue underlying the epithelium of the skin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dermo- | See: derm-. Origin: G. Derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermoblast | One of the mesodermal cells from which the corium is developed. Origin: dermo-+ G. Blastos, germ (05 Mar 2000) |