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derm

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /dɜːm/
  • General-American: /dɝm/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)m

1

noun

Meaning 1

Animal skin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of dermis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dermis

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Clipping of dermatologist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Guts, entrails.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa, plural-normally, slang

Examples

  • What are you going to do with the fish derms?
  • I don't like eating the derms of any animal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Doublet of derma.

Borrowed from Afrikaans derm (“intestine”), related to Dutch darm (“intestine”). Doublet of tharm.