"derm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɜːm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɝm/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-derm.ogg
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Doublet of derma. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*der-}}, {{lbor|en|grc|δέρμα|t=skin}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”), {{dbt|en|derma}} Doublet of derma Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} derm
  1. (anatomy, dated) animal skin. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-derm-en-noun-muR8~ASd Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. Synonym of dermis. Synonyms: dermis [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-derm-en-noun-iOSa2HgF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dermal, dermic, exoderm, trichodermial
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /dɜːm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɝm/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-derm.ogg Forms: derms [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m Head templates: {{en-noun}} derm (plural derms)
  1. (slang) Clipping of dermatologist. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: dermatologist
    Sense id: en-derm-en-noun-d~S5YTZw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /dɜːm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɝm/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-derm.ogg Forms: derms [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans derm (“intestine”), related to Dutch darm (“intestine”). Doublet of tharm. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|af|derm|t=intestine}} Borrowed from Afrikaans derm (“intestine”), {{cog|nl|darm|t=intestine}} Dutch darm (“intestine”), {{dbt|en|tharm}} Doublet of tharm Head templates: {{en-noun}} derm (plural derms)
  1. (South Africa, slang, usually in the plural) Guts, entrails. Tags: South-Africa, plural-normally, slang
    Sense id: en-derm-en-noun-2~YWECbC Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 12 18 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 7 7 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 6 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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