-dermacomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin -derma; Greek δέρμα.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin -derma (in e.g. epiderma epiderma n.; also used in scientific Latin in e.g. hypoderma hypoderma n.) or its etymon ancient Greek δέρμα skin (see derma n.). Compare derma n.Formations in sense 1 are found from at least the first half of the 19th cent. (e.g. hypoderma n.); compare the isolated earlier borrowing epiderma n. Compare -derm comb. form 2. Formations in sense 2 are found from the mid 19th cent. (e.g. xeroderma n. at xero- comb. form ), in early use frequently in compounds used by E. Wilson (e.g. syphiloderma n. at syphilo- comb. form , scrofuloderma n.). Compare also a small number of genus names in -derma denoting organisms with a specific kind of or relationship to skin (e.g. Echinoderma n., Mycoderma n.); these are consistently borrowed in full from scientific Latin formations. Compare -derm comb. form 1.

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1. Biology. Forming nouns denoting superficial layers of tissue, as hypoderma n.; = -derm comb. form 2.

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2. Medicine. Forming names for skin diseases of the nature specified by the first element, as pyoderma n., syphiloderma n. at syphilo- comb. form , etc.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-derma
释义	-dermacomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin -derma; Greek δέρμα. Etymology: < post-classical Latin -derma (in e.g. epiderma epiderma n.; also used in scientific Latin in e.g. hypoderma hypoderma n.) or its etymon ancient Greek δέρμα skin (see derma n.). Compare derma n.Formations in sense 1 are found from at least the first half of the 19th cent. (e.g. hypoderma n.); compare the isolated earlier borrowing epiderma n. Compare -derm comb. form 2. Formations in sense 2 are found from the mid 19th cent. (e.g. xeroderma n. at xero- comb. form ), in early use frequently in compounds used by E. Wilson (e.g. syphiloderma n. at syphilo- comb. form , scrofuloderma n.). Compare also a small number of genus names in -derma denoting organisms with a specific kind of or relationship to skin (e.g. Echinoderma n., Mycoderma n.); these are consistently borrowed in full from scientific Latin formations. Compare -derm comb. form 1. Categories » 1. Biology. Forming nouns denoting superficial layers of tissue, as hypoderma n.; = -derm comb. form 2. Categories » 2. Medicine. Forming names for skin diseases of the nature specified by the first element, as pyoderma n., syphiloderma n. at syphilo- comb. form , etc. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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