dermatome in English
noun
1
the lateral wall of each somite in a vertebrate embryo, giving rise to the connective tissue of the skin.
In the thoracic region, the myotome has grown ventrally to meet the ventral edge of the dermatome , the cells have become spindle shaped.
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1. 18 The diagnosis is made clinically based on the rash affecting only one dermatome associated with the ophthalmic division of cranial nerve V (trigeminal nerve).
2. The change in sensation, loss of pin-prick and pain threshold sensation, measured by pressure algometer, were assessed at 2.5-min intervals for 15 min at the T4 dermatome.