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dermatome
dermatome
English
Noun
dermatome (plural dermatomes)
- An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting
Etymology 2
Noun
dermatome (plural dermatomes)
- An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root
- The cutis plate.