DERM has various meanings in the Medicine category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of DERM in Medicine.
A localized area of skin that is has its sensationvia a single nerve from a single nerve root of the spinal cord. Shingles typically affects one or several isolated dermatomes. A dermatome is also a cuttinginstrument used for skin grafting or slicing thin pieces of skin.
MedicineThe branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the skin, hair, nails, oral cavity and genitals. Sometimes also, cosmetic care and enhancement.Dermatology is literally the study of the skin.
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