Standard Lemma guide

dermal

adj · noun · 5 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: [ˈdɜːməɫ]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)məl
  • CMU ARPABET: D ER1 M AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: epidermal, epidermo-
  • The dermal muscles in the face are used to form expressions.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dermic, dermatic, derma-, dermato-, dermo-, cutaneous, cutaneo-, cutaneal, epidermal, epidermo-

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A body piercing consisting of an object positioned partially below and partially above the skin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating to or existing on or affecting the skin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cutaneous nerves
  • a cutaneous infection

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cutaneous, cutaneal

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or located in the dermis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dermic

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cuticular, epidermal, epidermic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From derm + -al. First attested in the early 19th century.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جِلْدِيّ (jildiyy) — of or pertaining to skin
  • Belarusian: ску́рны (skúrny) — of or pertaining to skin
  • Bulgarian: ко́жен (kóžen) — of or pertaining to skin
  • Czech: kožní — of or pertaining to skin
  • Czech: dermální — of or pertaining to skin
  • Esperanto: derma — of or pertaining to skin
  • Finnish: iho- — of or pertaining to skin
  • French: dermique — of or pertaining to skin
  • German: dermal — of or pertaining to skin
  • German: Haut- — of or pertaining to skin
  • German: Derma- — of or pertaining to skin
  • Ido: dermala — of or pertaining to skin
  • Irish: deirmeach — of or pertaining to skin
  • Italian: dermico — of or pertaining to skin
  • Central Kurdish: پێستی (pêstî) — of or pertaining to skin
  • Macedonian: кожен (kožen) — of or pertaining to skin
  • Polish: skórny — of or pertaining to skin
  • Portuguese: dérmico — of or pertaining to skin
  • Romanian: dermic — of or pertaining to skin
  • Russian: ко́жный (kóžnyj) — of or pertaining to skin
  • Russian: дерма́льный (dɛrmálʹnyj) — of or pertaining to skin
  • Slovak: kožný — of or pertaining to skin
  • Spanish: dérmico — of or pertaining to skin
  • Ukrainian: шкі́рний (škírnyj) — of or pertaining to skin