dermal

IPA/ˈdɜː.məl/
KK[dˈɚməl]IPA/ˈdɝː.məl/

dermal — adjective

  • dermalpositive
  • more dermalcomparative
  • most dermalsuperlative

1. involving the skin, whether as part of the body's outer surface or as a way of d

1.形容詞B2
釋義

involving the skin, whether as part of the body's outer surface or as a way of delivering medicine into the body.

例句

Tariq applied a dermal patch to his arm each morning to stop his allergy symptoms.

dermal + patch (medication delivery through skin)

The surgeon checked every dermal layer after repairing the burn on the child's leg.

dermal + layer (anatomical usage)

同義詞
  • cutaneous

    more formal and mainly used in specialist medical writing; 'dermal' is slightly broader in everyday clinical use

  • skin

    everyday noun used attributively (e.g. skin cream, skin layer); not a true adjective, but often replaces 'dermal' in casual speech

文法句型

dermal + noun

用法筆記

Attributive only — 'dermal' is placed before the noun it describes (e.g. dermal patch, dermal layer). It is not used after linking verbs such as 'be' or 'seem'.

常見錯誤

❌The reaction is dermal.
✅The patient had a dermal reaction.
💡'dermal' is attributive only and cannot follow a linking verb like 'be'.
❌Apply this dermal to the rash.
✅Apply this dermal cream to the rash.
💡'dermal' is an adjective, not a noun; it must modify a noun such as 'cream', 'patch', or 'filler'.