dermatome

[ dur-muh-tohm ]
/ ˈdɜr məˌtoʊm /

noun

Anatomy. an area of skin that is supplied with the nerve fibers of a single, posterior, spinal root.
Surgery. a mechanical instrument for cutting thin sections of skin for grafting.
Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the dermis.

Origin of dermatome

First recorded in 1925–30; derma1 + -tome

OTHER WORDS FROM dermatome

der·ma·tom·ic [dur-muh-tom-ik] /ˌdɜr məˈtɒm ɪk/, der·ma·to·mal, adjective

Words nearby dermatome

dermatoheteroplasty, dermatoid, dermatologist, dermatology, dermatolysis, dermatome, dermatomegaly, dermatomere, dermatomycosis, dermatomyoma, dermatomyositis

British Dictionary definitions for dermatomal

dermatome
/ (ˈdɜːməˌtəʊm) /

noun

a surgical instrument for cutting thin slices of skin, esp for grafting
the area of skin supplied by nerve fibres from a single posterior spinal root
embryol the part of a somite in a vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the dermis

Derived forms of dermatome

dermatomic (ˌdɜːməˈtɒmɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for dermatomal

dermatome
[ dûr′mə-tōm′ ]

n.

An area of skin innervated by sensory fibers from a single spinal nerve.
An instrument used in cutting thin slices of the skin, as for skin grafts.
The part of a mesodermal somite from which the dermis develops. cutis plate