A cell or tissue that forms or is derived from skin, or an organism specialized in skin tissue formation.
From Greek 'derma' (skin) + 'plastos' (formed), a biological term for skin-forming cells or organisms from 19th-century embryology.
Dermatoplasts are essentially skin-building cells, and studying them has been key to developing skin grafts for burn victims and helping us understand how tadpoles transform into frogs with different skin types.
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