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Integumentary

dermabrasion

der-muh-BRAY-zhun

StatusNew

Definition

Surgical procedure to remove skin surface

ProcedureIntegumentary

Breakdown

Root

derm/o

skin

Etymology

Greek: derm/o (skin) + abrasion

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Related Terms

intradermal
in-trah-DER-mal
Anatomy

Within the skin

Integumentaryderm/o
transdermal
trans-DER-mal
Anatomy

Through the skin

Integumentaryderm/o