dermo-

Dermo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “skin.” It is used in medical and scientific terms.

Dermo- comes from the Greek ��é������, meaning “skin.”

Dermo- is a variant of dermato-. Other variants of dermato- are dermo- and derm-. Closely related to dermo- are the combining forms -derm, -derma, -dermatous, and -dermis. Learn more about their specific applications at our Words That Use articles for these forms.

Dermographia, also known as dermatographia and dermographism, is “a condition in which touching or lightly scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks.”

The dermo- portion of the word means “skin,” as we’ve seen. The -graphia, related to –graphy, refers to drawing, writing, or recording.

Dermographia has a literal sense of “skin writing,” a reference to how the skin condition makes it look like the skin has been written on.

Diagnosis: Dermographia/ Skin Writing/ Dermographic urticaria.

— Kipkoech Cheruiyot (@kipkoecheruiyot)

������ are some words that use the combining form dermo-?

• dermoblast
• dermopathy
• dermoplasty
• dermotherm
• dermotropic

������ are some other forms that dermo- may be commonly confused with?

• demi-
• demo-
• demon-
• dendr-
• dento-
• spermato-
• sperm-

The combining form -pathy is used to denote disease. With that in mind, what is dermopathy?