dermo-, derm-, derma-, dermato-, dermat-, -derm, -derma, -dermatic, -dermatous, -dermis, -dermal, -dermic, -dermoid, -dermatoid

Someone who specializes in the field or study of the treatment of skin diseases.

An instrument for marking the skin.

The marking of the skin, usually in red, white, or black wheals (ridges on the flesh).

Referring to welts on the skin.

A tendency to readily show dermographia or red, white, or black welts on the skin.

1. A nonmalignant cystic tumor containing elements derived from the ectoderm; such as, hair, teeth, or skin.
2. A tumor consisting of displaced ectodermal structures along the lines of embryonic fusion, the wall being formed of epithelium-lined connective tissue, including skin appendages and containing keratin, sebum, and hair.
3. A benign cystic teratoma with skin, skin appendages, and their products as the most prominent components, usually involving the ovary or the skin.

A term for the surgical, or operative, removal of a dermoid cyst.

A dermoid cyst is a nonmalignant cystic tumor containing elements derived from the ectoderm; such as, hair, teeth, or skin; also known as a dermoid tumor.