-dermatous
1.
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
.
Origin
<
Greek
-dermatos,
adj. derivative of
dérma,
stem
dermat-
skin; see
-ous
-dermatous
in Medicine
-dermatous
suff.
Having a specified kind of skin:
sclerodermatous.