Dermatome (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an area of skin that is supplied with the nerve fibers of a single, posterior, spinal root.
  2. a mechanical instrument for cutting thin sections of skin for grafting.
  3. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the dermis.
noun
  1. a surgical instrument for cutting thin slices of skin, esp for grafting
  2. the area of skin supplied by nerve fibres from a single posterior spinal root
  3. the part of a somite in a vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the dermis
Dermatome (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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