a surgical instrument for cutting thin slices of skin, esp for grafting
2.
the area of skin supplied by nerve fibres from a single posterior spinal root
3. embryology
the part of a somite in a vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the dermis
Derived forms
dermatomic (ˌdɜːməˈtɒmɪk)
adjective
Examples of 'dermatomal' in a sentence
dermatomal
Thoracic dermatomal involvement was seen in majority of patients.
Chankramat Sujatha Vinod, Hariharasubramony Ambika, Raghunath Nithya, Jayaprasad Sushmitha 2014, 'Clinical profile of Herpes zoster in a rural tertiary care hospital in South India',Nasza Dermatologia Onlinehttp://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2014-3-4-hz/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Uncommon patterns of multiple leiomyoma cutis include linear, zosteriform, or dermatomal-like arrangement of lesions.
Debabrata Bandyopadhyay, Abanti Saha, Sabari Bhattacharya 2015, 'Bilateral multisegmental zosteriform leiomyoma cutis: A rare entity', Indian Journal of Dermatologyhttp://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2015;volume=60;issue=3;spage=293;epage=295;aulast=. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The dermatomal distribution of the sensory block (by pinprick test) was recorded.
Wassef M, Lee DY, Levine JL, Ross RE, Guend H, Vandepitte C, Hadzic A, Teixeira J 2013, 'Feasibility and analgesic efficacy of the transversus abdominis plane block aftersingle-port laparoscopy in patients having bariatric surgery', Journal of Pain Researchhttp://www.dovepress.com/feasibility-and-analgesic-efficacy-of-the-transversus-abdominis-plane--a15107. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, the sensory block onset, maximum block height, time to two dermatomal regression, and motor block intensity remained unaltered.
Lhamo Dolma, Rashmi Salhotra, Rajesh S Rautela, Ashim Banerjee 2018, 'Isobaric ropivacaine with or without dexmedetomidine for surgery of neck femur fractureunder subarachnoid block', Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacologyhttp://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2018;volume=34;issue=4;spage=518;epage=523;aulast=Dolma. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Imaging demonstrated a cutaneous band of increased metabolic activity in the upper back following a dermatomaldistribution.
Razi eMuzaffar, Mark eFesler, Medhat M Osman, Medhat M Osman 2013, 'Active shingles infection as detected on 18F-FDG PET/CT', Frontiers in Oncologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2013.00103/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Currently, systemic methods are generally used for delivery of pain medications, anti-virals for treatment of dermatomal infections, anti-spasmodics, and neuroprotectants.
Frederickson Martyn, Bacon Mark, Whiteside Garth T, Filler Aaron G, Howe FranklynA, Rabinowitz Miri D, Sokoloff Alan J, Deacon Terrence W, Abell Chris, Munglani Raj,Griffiths John R, Bell B Anthony, Lever Andrew ML 2010, 'Tri-partite complex for axonal transport drug delivery achieves pharmacological effect',BMC Neurosciencehttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/11/8. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Then, potential regions of interest are identified using fixed dermatomal subdivisions of the body, isothermal analysis and segmentation techniques.
Frize Monique, Herry Christophe L 2004, 'Quantitative assessment of pain-related thermal dysfunction through clinical digitalinfrared thermal imaging', BioMedical Engineering OnLinehttp://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/3/1/19. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)