dermato-

1. a combining form meaning “skin,” used in the formation of compound words:

   dermatology.

dermato-

combining_form

1. indicating skin

   dermatome

   dermatitis

   dermatology

   dermal

Word History and Origins

Origin of dermato-¹

< Greek, combining form of dermat-, stem of dérma

Word History and Origins

Origin of dermato-¹

from Greek derma skin

Example Sentences

UNNA, of Hamburg, has lately been experimenting on the dermato therapeutic uses of a substance called ichthyol, obtained by Herr Rudolph Schroter by the distillation of bituminous substances and treatment with condensed sulphuric acid.

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