-derm
-derm , noun
[See Derm, n.]
A suffix or terminal formative, much used in anatomical terms, and signifying skin, integument, covering; as, blastoderm, ectoderm, etc.
Derm , noun
[Greek de`rma, -atos, skin, from de`rein to skin, flay: compare French derme. See Tear, transitive verb]
1.
The integument of animal; the skin.
2.
(Anatomy) See Dermis.