dermal
Speech parts
1. dermal - Noun
2. dermal - Adjective
Meaning
Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic; as, the dermal secretions.
Pertaining to the dermis or true skin.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
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Examples
cutaneous nerves
a cutaneous infection
A caecilian's skin has a large number of transverse folds and in some species contains tiny embedded dermal scales.
All reptilian scales have a dermal papilla underlying the epidermal part, and it is there that the osteoderms, if present, would be formed.
Clinical significance Wound healing Wound healing is a natural regeneration process of dermal and epidermal tissue involving a sequence of biochemical events.
Caecilians are unique among amphibians in having mineralized dermal scales embedded in the dermis between the furrows in the skin.