dermatome
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English
Etymology
From derma- + -tome (“instrument for cutting”).
Noun
dermatome (plural dermatomes)
- An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting
- An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root.
- The dorsal part of an embryonic somite contributing in part to skin development.
Coordinate terms
- (innervation distribution): myotome (muscle analogue)
- (embryonic development): myotome (muscle), sclerotome (bone), syndetome (cartilage)
