derm/o

Medical Root
derm/o

derm/o means skin (from the Greek).

What does derm/o mean?

The root derm/o means "skin". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using derm/o

WordMeaning
dermatologystudy of the skin
dermatitisinflammation of the skin

Related word parts

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