Derm

dėrm, n. the skin—also Der′ma , Der′mis .— adjs. Der′mal , Der′mic , Dermat′ic , pertaining to the skin: consisting of skin.— n. Dermatog′raphy , anatomical description of the skin—also Dermog′raphy .— adjs. Der′matoid , of the form of skin: skin-like; Derma to log′ical .— ns. Dermatol′ogist ; Dermatol′ogy , the branch of physiology which treats of the skin; Der′matophyte , a parasitic fungus on the skin; Der′matoskel′eton , the bony integument of many reptiles, insects, and crustaceans—also Dermoskel′eton .— adj. Dermogas′tric , connecting the skin and the stomach. [Gr. derma , dermatos , the skin— dere in , to flay.]