Part 2981

<hw>Der*mat"o*gen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, skin + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition.</def>

<h1>Dermatography</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der*ma*tog"ra*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, skin + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>An anatomical description of, or treatise on, the skin.</def>

<h1>Dermatoid</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der"ma*toid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, skin + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>dermato\'8bde</ets>. Cf. <er>Dermoid</er>.]</ety> <def>Resembling <?/kin; skinlike.</def>

<h1>Dermatologist</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der`ma*tol"o*gist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who discourses on the skin and its diseases; one versed in dermatology.</def>

<h1>Dermatology</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der`ma*tol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, skin + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>dermatologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases.</def>

<h1>Dermatopathic</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der`ma*to*path"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, skin + <?/ suffering.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to skin diseases, or their cure.</def>

<h1>Dermatophyte</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der*mat"o*phyte</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, skin + <?/ plant.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin.</def>

<h1>Dermestes</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der*mes"tes</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/; <?/ skin + root of <?/ to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of coleopterous insects, the larv\'91 of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is <spn>D. lardarius</spn>, known as the <stype>bacon beetle</stype>.</def>

<h1>Dermestoid</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der*mes"toid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Dermestes</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes.</def>

<blockquote>The carpet beetle, called the buffalo moth, is a <b>dermestoid</b> beetle. <i>Pop. Sci. Monthly.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dermic</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der"mic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Relating to the derm or skin.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the dermis; dermal.</def>

<blockquote>Underneath each nail the deep or <b>dermic</b> layer of the integument is peculiarly modified. <i>Huxley.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Dermic remedies</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>such as act through the skin.</cd></cs>

<h1>Dermis</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der"mis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Derm</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also <altname>true skin</altname>, <altname>derm</altname>, <altname>derma</altname>, <altname>corium</altname>, <altname>cutis</altname>, and <altname>enderon</altname>. See <er>Skin</er>, and <i>Illust</i>. in Appendix.</def>

<h1>Dermobranchiata</h1> <Xpage=396>

<hw>Der`mo*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of nudibranch mollusks without special gills.</def>