Definition of Dermic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or located in the dermis.

Exact synonyms: Dermal
Partainyms: Dermis, Dermis
Derivative terms: Dermis, Dermis

Definition of Dermic

1. a. Relating to the derm or skin.

Definition of Dermic

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Of or relating to the dermis or skin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dermic

1. dermis [adj] - See also: dermis

Medical Definition of Dermic

1. 1. Relating to the derm or skin. 2. Pertaining to the dermis; dermal. "Underneath each nail the deep or dermic layer of the integument is peculiarly modified. " (Huxley) Dermic remedies, such as act through the skin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dermic

dermatosis papulosa nigra
dermatosparaxis
dermatotherapy
dermatothlasia
dermatotropic
dermatoxenoplasty
dermatozoiasis
dermatozoon
dermatozoonosis
dermatrophia
dermenchysis
dermestes
dermestid
dermestids
dermestoid
dermic (current term)
dermis
dermises
dermo-
dermoblast
dermobranchiata
dermobranchiate
dermochelyid
dermochelyids
dermocyma
dermoepidermal interface
dermographia
dermohaemal
dermoid

Literary usage of Dermic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals of the Reformation and Establishment of Religion, and Other Various by John Strype (1824)
"There is an ambassador preparing to the king elect of Polonia of 2000 horse. [Number XXVII.] The consecration of dermic 0 ..."

2. A Practical Treatise on Ophthalmology by Lawrance Webster Fox (1920)
"dermic tissue. This develops, after the third month, into t central vessels of the optic nerve, which are continued forward into the vitreous. ..."

3. The Modern Materia Medica: The Source, Chemical and Physical Properties (1911)
"... drying wound antiseptic and dermic; also as a gastrointestinal astringent and antiseptic. Applied externally like iodoform. Dose, 5 to 15 grains. ..."

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