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Definition of Derma
1. Noun. The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
Group relationships: Cutis, Skin, Tegument
Generic synonyms: Stratum
Derivative terms: Dermal, Dermic
Definition of Derma
1. n. See Dermis.
Definition of Derma
1. Noun. the inner layer of the skin; the dermis ¹
2. Noun. a Jewish dish of roast or boiled seasoned meat and flour etc in a casing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Derma
1. a layer of the skin [n -S] : DERMAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Derma
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Derma
Literary usage of Derma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On diseases of the skin: A System of Cutaneous Medicine by Erasmus Wilson (1868)
"The PAPILLARY LAYER OF THE derma (Plate II. figs. 1,2) is raised into small
prominences or prolongations, which are termed ..."
2. Anatomy, descriptive and surgical by Henry Gray (1867)
"It consists of two layers, the derma or cutis vera, and the epidermis or cuticle
... It consists of fibro-areolar The derma or true skin is tough, flexible, ..."
3. The Principles and Practice of Veterinary Surgery by William Williams (1894)
"PSORIASIS, "A chronic and non-contagions inflammation of the derma, characterised
by the development of patches, which are irregular in form and size, ..."
4. A Manual of Personal Hygiene: Proper Living Upon a Physiological Basis by Walter Lytle Pyle (1917)
"The True Skin (derma).—The under surface of the epidermis is uneven and dips down
between the prominences of the derma known as papillae. ..."
5. Quarterly Compendium of Medical Science by D. G. Brinton (1886)
"Isolated cells or connective-tissue corpuscles do not exist in the derma, nor in
any other ... All the three varieties of basis substance of the derma, ..."
6. A Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Skin: For the Use of Students and by James Nevins Hyde, Frank Hugh Montgomery (1897)
"The name of this portion of the derma is intended to describe its chief
characteristic, the existence of numerous digital prolongations of the ..."
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