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noun
An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root.
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noun
The dorsal part of an embryonic somite contributing in part to skin development.
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noun
a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: surgical instrument
History
From derma- + -tome (“instrument for cutting”).
