dermal

[ dur-muhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the skin.

dermal

/ ˈdɜːməl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the skin

dermal

/ dûr′məl /

1. Relating to or involving the skin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dermal¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; derm(a) ¹ + -al ¹

Example Sentences

In a recent paper in Matter, Takeuchi and his colleagues outline a new method in which a rigid robotic finger is submerged in a collagen hydrogel that contained human dermal fibroblasts, the main cell type found in the connective tissue of skin.

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A faint dermal ridge from posterior edge of eyelid to rump, or part way to rump.

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Dermal structures that undergo ontogenetic change are of little importance in comparing a juvenile with a large adult.

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The copious secretion of the dermal glands is of especially glutinous quality in Gastrophryne.

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In amplexus the members of a pair sometimes become glued together by their viscous dermal secretions.

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The tail is asymmetrical (heterocercal), and numerous placoid scales (dermal denticles) are embedded in the skin.

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