Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the skin or dermis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In zoology, pertaining to skin, or the external covering of the body; consisting of skin; cutaneous; tegumentary.
- In botany, pertaining to the epidermis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to the dermis or true skin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to
skin orintegument .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or located in the dermis
- adjective relating to or existing on or affecting the skin
- adjective of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
Etymologies
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Examples
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Its skin is covered with tiny scales called dermal denticles.
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After sunbathing, these oils need to be absorbed into the skin and to enter the tiny blood vessels called the dermal vasculature, so the deal is not to shower for at least eight hours after sun exposure.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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There has been a recent huge increase in demand for Botox and anti-wrinkle treatments known as dermal fillers.
Botox practitioners who injure set to be driven out of industry 2010
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The world-wide market for so-called dermal fillers is increasingly crowded.
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The second or dermal layer of skin is composed of what are called dermal papillae which have the appearance of minute blunt pegs or nipples.
The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation 1933
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The bones of the vault are of membranous formation, and are termed dermal or covering bones.
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What the shark skin has, it's what they're called dermal denticles.
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MIAMI, March 4/PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- In the U.S. and around the world, the popularity of continues to increase., also known as dermal fillers, are
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Dogfish Shark Placoid Scales - The bodies of dogfishes, like all sharks, are externally lined with placoid scales, also known as dermal denticles.
unknown title 2009
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Dogfish Shark Placoid Scales - The bodies of dogfishes, like all sharks, are externally lined with placoid scales, also known as dermal denticles.
unknown title 2009
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