Associations to the word «Dermatome»

Wiktionary

DERMATOME, noun. An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting
DERMATOME, noun. An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root
DERMATOME, noun. The cutis plate.

Dictionary definition

DERMATOME, noun. A surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin.

Wise words

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