dermatome
noun
dermatome is spelled D-E-R-M-A-T-O-M-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dermatome means “An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dermatome is dermatomes.
How many letters and syllables are in dermatome?
| Letters | 9: D-E-R-M-A-T-O-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dermatome?
Dermatome appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dermatome
- dermatomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dermatome mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting
- 2
An area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root.
- 3
The dorsal part of an embryonic somite contributing in part to skin development.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dermatome come from?
From derma- + -tome (“instrument for cutting”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).