dermatome

English

Etymology 1

derma- +‎ -tome (“instrument for cutting”)

Noun

dermatome (plural dermatomes)

1. An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting

Etymology 2

dermat- +‎ -ome (“mass”)

Noun

dermatome (plural dermatomes)

1. An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root.
2. The cutis plate.

Coordinate terms

• (innervation distribution): myotome (muscle analogue)

Derived terms

• dermatomic, dermatomal, nondermatomal

See also

• dermatome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• memorated