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  variant of dendro- as final element of a compound word: rhododendron.

• -derma

  a combining form of derma1 , used especially in the names of disorders of the skin: scleroderma; xeroderma. -derma suff. skin; skin disease: scleroderma.

• -dermatous

  a combining form meaning “skinned,” “possessing skin,” used to form compound words in which the initial element specifies the type of skin: xerodermatous. compare -derm. -dermatous suff. having a specified kind of skin: sclerodermatous.

• -dermis

  a combining form meaning “skin,” “layer of tissue,” used in the formation of compound words: exodermis; gastrodermis. compare -derm.

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