Etymology

dermatology

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Ancient Greek δέρμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδέρμα“skin, hide”
  2. English todaydermatology

From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”) + -logy. Analysable as dermato- + -logy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekδέρμα all →

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