dermal

dermal /der·mal/ (der´mal) pertaining to the dermis or to the skin.

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der·mal (dûrml) or der·mic (-mk)

adj.

Of or relating to the skin or dermis.

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dermal

pertaining to the true skin, or corium.

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dermal asthenia

called also dermal fragility syndrome; see cutaneous asthenia.

dermal fragility syndrome

see dermal asthenia (above).

dermal melanocytosis

the malignant neoplastic form of melanoma in horses with multiple lesions in the skin and in internal organs; common, and usually fatal, in gray horses and mules.

dermal network

sensory nerves of the dermis.

dermal papillae

fingerlike processes invading the epidermis from the dermis.