dermic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈdɜː(ɹ)mɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree English derm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English dermic From derm + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to the dermis or skin.
Underneath each nail the deep or dermic layer of the integument is peculiarly modified.
1874, Thomas Henry Huxley, Lessons in Elementary Physiology:
Deriveds
subdermic · leucodermic · tridermic · entodermic · anthropodermic · zoodermic · intradermic · xanthodermic