0 relating to the skin; used to form nouns and adjectives:
He is a Los Angeles dermasurgeon.
a dermatophyte fungus (= one that grows on skin)
Weinberg, a dermatoepidemiologist, said available evidence supports the benefits of sunscreen.
He suffered from dermatomyositis, a rare skin disease.
She went for a derma-peel at the instore spa.
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