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Dermatome

Definition:

A dermatome is a surgical instrument used to remove a thin layer of skin, usually for grafting purposes or to diagnose skin diseases.

Examples:

Noun - Surgical Instrument:

The surgeon used a dermatome to harvest a skin graft for the burn patient.

Verb - Surgical Procedure:

The dermatologist performed a dermatome to biopsy the suspicious mole.

Noun - Anatomy:

A dermatome is also a region of skin primarily supplied by a single spinal nerve.

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