dermatome

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Definition of dermatome

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An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting
An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root.
The dorsal part of an embryonic somite contributing in part to skin development.

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From derma- + -tome (“instrument for cutting”).

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