-derm

suffix

skin or covering

Meanings

suffix

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδέρμα“skin”
  2. English-derm

From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).

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APA

-derm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-derm

MLA

“-derm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-derm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-derm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-derm.

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