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289 words match “DERM”

DERMOID a.
Same as Dermatoid. Dermoid cyst (Med.), a cyst containing skin, or structures connected with skin, such as hair.
DERMONEURAL a.
Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and neural structures; as, the dermoneural spines or dorsal fin rays of fishes. Owen.
DERMOPATHIC a.
Dermatopathic.
DERMOPHYTE n.
A dermatophyte.
DERMOPTERA n. 3 definitions
An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera. [Written also Dermaptera, and Dermatoptera.]
DERMOPTERAN n.
An insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous, and does not use them in flight, as the earwig.
DERMOPTERI n.
Same as Dermopterygii.
DERMOPTERYGII n.
A group of fishlike animals including the Marsipobranchiata and Leptocardia.
DERMOSKELETON n.
See Exoskeleton.
DERMOSTOSIS n.
Ossification of the dermis.
ALDERMAN n. 2 definitions
A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity. [Obs.]
ALDERMANCY n.
The office of an alderman.
ALDERMANIC a.
Relating to, becoming to, or like, an alderman; characteristic of an alderman.
ALDERMANITY n. 2 definitions
Aldermen collectively; the body of aldermen.
ALDERMANLIKE a.
Like or suited to an alderman.
ALDERMANLY a. 2 definitions
Pertaining to, or like, an alderman.
ALDERMANRY n. 2 definitions
The district or ward of an alderman.
ALDERMANSHIP n.
The condition, position, or office of an alderman. Fabyan.
ARTHRODERM n.
The external covering of an Arthropod.
BEWILDERMENT n. 2 definitions
A bewildering tangle or confusion. He . . . soon lost all traces of it amid bewilderment of tree trunks and underbrush. Hawthorne.
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