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dermal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ˈdɜːməɫ] (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From derm + -al. First attested in the early 19th century.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue)
    • The dermal muscles in the face are used to form expressions.
    • Near-synonyms: epidermal, epidermo-

Deriveds

paradermal · oculodermal · dermally · subdermal · monodermal · hypodermal · nondermal · ectodermal · dermal bone · neodermal · gastrodermal · transdermal · protodermal · osteodermal · intradermal · extradermal · electrodermal · exodermal · peridermal · interdermal

Synonyms

cutaneo- · cutaneous · cutaneal · dermatic · dermic · dermo- · epidermal · epidermo- · derma- · dermato-

Translations (24)

ga deirmeach (of or pertaining to skin) · es dérmico (of or pertaining to skin) · pt dérmico (of or pertaining to skin) · bg ко́жен (of or pertaining to skin) · uk шкі́рний (of or pertaining to skin) · de Haut- (of or pertaining to skin) · io dermala (of or pertaining to skin) · cs dermální (of or pertaining to skin) · ru ко́жный (of or pertaining to skin) · fr dermique (of or pertaining to skin) · fi iho- (of or pertaining to skin) · de dermal (of or pertaining to skin) · ar جِلْدِيّ (of or pertaining to skin) · de Derma- (of or pertaining to skin) · cs kožní (of or pertaining to skin) · be ску́рны (of or pertaining to skin) · pl skórny (of or pertaining to skin) · it dermico (of or pertaining to skin) · eo derma (of or pertaining to skin) · ru дерма́льный (of or pertaining to skin) · mk кожен (of or pertaining to skin) · ro dermic (of or pertaining to skin) · sk kožný (of or pertaining to skin) · ckb پێستی (of or pertaining to skin)

dermal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [ˈdɜːməɫ] (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From derm + -al. First attested in the early 19th century.

Meanings

  1. A body piercing consisting of an object positioned partially below and partially above the skin.
    • Anchors with holes in the heel and toe of the foot are for dermals that are meant to be permanent. As the piercing heals, the tissue attaches to the foot around the holes, anchoring it in. 2013, Genia Gaffaney, The Art of Body Piercing:

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