| word | dermal |
|---|---|
| definition | Relating to the skin and especially to the dermis. |
| eg_sentence | The agency is always studying what can be done to prevent dermal exposure to chemicals in the workplace. |
| explanation | The word dermal often comes up nowadays in connection with cosmetic treatments. Dermal therapy usually means restoring moisture to dry, cracked skin. Dermal fillers such as collagen can be injected to fill in acne scars or reduce wrinkles. These have now been joined by treatments like Botox, which paralyzes facial dermal muscles, again in order to reduce wrinkles (since those dermal muscles are used to form expressions). A synonym for dermal is cutaneous |
| IPA | ˈdərməl |
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