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derma

1

[ dur-muh ]

noun

  1. Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.


derma

2

[ dur-muh ]

noun

  1. beef or fowl intestine used as a casing in preparing certain savory dishes, especially kishke.

-derma

3
  1. a combining form of derma 1, used especially in the names of disorders of the skin:

    scleroderma; xeroderma.

derma

1

/ ˈɜːə /

noun

  1. another name for corium ǻɜː
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

derma

2

/ ˈɜːə /

noun

  1. beef or fowl intestine used as a casing for certain dishes, esp kishke
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of derma1

1825–35; New Latin < Greek é skin, equivalent to é ( ein ) to skin + -ma noun suffix

Origin of derma2

< Yiddish derme, plural of darm intestine < Middle High German; akin to Old English thearm gut
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of derma1

C18: New Latin, from Greek: skin, from derein to skin

Origin of derma2

from Yiddish derme, plural of darm intestine, from Old High German daram; related to Old English thearm gut, Old Norse tharmr
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Owner Hiroyuki Asanuma is a dermatologist in Hokkaido who uses the word derma as the first part of all his horses’ names.

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Onion rolls slathered with butter, herring in thick cream sauce, brisket of beef with a side of stuffed derma, and other staples of our family cuisine disappeared from our table.

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The word taxidermy derives from the Greek words “taxis,” meaning arrangement, and “derma,” meaning skin.

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So you wind up scrubbing that sort of derma blah blah more than you normally would.

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At others, the suppurative inflammation may be seen to have eroded the derma, which is covered with a diphtheritic membranous exudation similar to that covering the mucous membranes lining the mouth, nose, and ears.

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