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- English Word Dermatologist Definition One who discourses on the skin and its diseases; one versed in dermatology.
- English Word Dermatology Definition The science which treats of the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases.
- English Word Dermatopathic Definition Of or pertaining to skin diseases, or their cure.
- English Word Dermatophyte Definition A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin.
- English Word Dermestes Definition A genus of coleopterous insects, the larvae of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is D. lardarius, known as the bacon beetle.
- English Word Dermestoid Definition Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes.
- English Word Dermic Definition Relating to the derm or skin.
- English Word Dermic Definition Pertaining to the dermis; dermal.
- English Word Dermis Definition The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma, corium, cutis, and enderon. See Skin, and Illust. in Appendix.
- English Word Dermobranchiata Definition A group of nudibranch mollusks without special gills.
- English Word Dermobranchiate Definition Having the skin modified to serve as a gill.
- English Word Dermohaemal Definition Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and haemal structures; as, the dermohaemal spines or ventral fin rays of fishes.
- English Word Dermoid Definition Same as Dermatoid.
- English Word Dermoneural Definition Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and neural structures; as, the dermoneural spines or dorsal fin rays of fishes.
- English Word Dermopathic Definition Dermatopathic.
- English Word Dermophyte Definition A dermatophyte.
- English Word Dermoptera Definition The division of insects which includes the earwigs (Forticulidae).
- English Word Dermoptera Definition A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike web of skin between the fore and hind legs, of which the colugo (Galeopithecus) is the type. See Colugo.
- English Word Dermoptera Definition An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera.
- English Word Dermopteran Definition An insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight, as the earwig.