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derma.

The inner layer of the skin.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɜː(ɹ)mə/
  1. The inner layer of the skin.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from New Latin derma, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). Doublet of derm.

noun/ˈdɜː(ɹ)mə/
  1. A Jewish dish of roast or boiled seasoned meat and flour etc. in a casing, especially kishke.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish דערמע (derme), plural of דאַרם (darm, “intestine”), from Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic *þarm, from Proto-Germanic *þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to bore”).

noun/ˈdɜː(ɹ)mə/
  1. Clipping of dermatologist.

    India · Philippines · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial
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