-derma

noun combining form

plural -dermas or -dermata

Definition of -DERMA

: skin or skin ailment of a (specified) type <scleroderma>

New Latin, from Greek dermat-, derma skin

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form -der·ma \ˈdər-mə\

plural -dermas or -der·ma·ta \-mət-ə\

: skin or skin ailment of a (specified) type <scleroderma>

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