dermal adj 1: of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula [syn: {cuticular}, {epidermal}, {epidermic}, {dermal}] 2: of or relating to or located in the dermis [syn: {dermal}, {dermic}] 3: relating to or existing on or affecting the skin; "cutaneous nerves"; "a cutaneous infection" [syn: {cutaneous}, {cutaneal}, {dermal}]
Dermal \Derm"al\, a. [From {Derm}.] 1. Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic; as, the dermal secretions. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Pertaining to the dermis or true skin. Dermaptera
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "dermal": cortical, cutaneous, dermic, ecderonic, ectodermal, ectodermic, endermatic, endermic, epicarpal, epidermal, epidermic, furry, hypodermal, hypodermic, skin-deep, skinny, subcutaneous, testaceous