dermatome
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
derma- + -tome (“instrument for cutting”)
Noun edit
dermatome (plural dermatomes)
- An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
dermatome (plural dermatomes)
- An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root.
- The cutis plate.
Coordinate terms edit
- (innervation distribution): myotome (muscle analogue)