Dermatome

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Dermatome (== Template:IPA

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
  • Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
  • Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
  • Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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A Dermatome is a specific area of skin that is served by a single pair of spinal nerves. The term is derived from the Greek words derma, meaning skin, and tome, meaning cutting.

Etymology

The term "Dermatome" comes from the Greek derma (skin) and tome (cutting). It was first used in the medical field in the early 20th century.

Function

Dermatomes play a crucial role in the human body as they provide a way for the brain to receive sensory information from the skin. Each dermatome corresponds to a different part of the body, and the pattern of dermatomes is consistent in most people.

Clinical significance

Understanding the layout of dermatomes is important in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that affect the nerves, such as shingles, which typically affects one or more dermatomes.

Related terms

  • Myotome: A group of muscles that a single spinal nerve root innervates.
  • Sclerotome: A group of cells forming the vertebrae and ribs.
  • Spinal nerves: The nerves that emerge from the spinal cord.

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