dermat-

1. variant of dermato- before a vowel:

   dermatitis.

Example Sentences

Dermat did so; and as fast as he threw the food, Conan caught it in his large hands, and ate it up ravenously.

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A number of the foreigners now rushed towards Dermat, and raging in a confused crowd, assailed him.

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He then brought Dermat away, and ordered the attendants to prepare a bath in a great caldron.

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For Dermat had this custom, that he would never eat of any food left from a former meal.

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Down he went through it, and disappeared in a moment before Dermat's eyes, as if the well had swallowed him up.

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Words That Use Dermat-

What does dermat- mean?

Dermat- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “skin.” It is used in some medical and scientific terms.

Dermat- comes from the Greek dérma, meaning “skin.”

Dermat- is a variant of dermato-, which loses its -o– when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use dermato- article.

Other variants of dermat- and dermato- are dermo- and derm-. Closely related to dermato- are the combining forms -derm, -derma, -dermatous, and -dermis. Learn more about their specific applications at our Words That Use articles for the forms.

Examples of dermat-

One example of a term that features the combining form dermat- is dermatitis, “inflammation of the skin.”

The first part of the word, dermat-, means “skin.” The second part of the word, -itis, is a combining form that is used to denote inflammation. Dermatitis, then, literally translates to “skin inflammation.”

What are some words that use or are related to the combining form dermat-?

• dermatan sulfate
• dermatic
• dermatoid

What are some other forms that dermat- may be commonly confused with?

• demi-
• demo-
• demon-
• dendr-
• dent-
• spermato-
• sperm-

Break it down!

The combining form –osis is often used to indicate diseases and disorders. With this in mind, what is dermatosis?