-DERM


Meaning of -DERM in English

var. of -dermatous , usually with nouns ( melanoderm; pachyderm ), or var. of -dermis ( blastoderm; ectoderm; mesoderm ).

[ prob. -derme ( -dermos -skinned, adj. deriv. of dérma skin; or -dermis -DERMIS); or directly -dermos ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .