Health
dermato
AbbreviationStandardB1Meaning
dermatologue
The skin doctor. Like ophtalmo and gynéco, the specialty name is clipped after the o: that is the doctors' rule.
How it is said
dermato
Gender and article
le dermato · masculine
Where you meet it
A conversation, a referral letter, a directory.
Example
Il faut montrer ce grain de beauté à un dermato.
You should show that mole to a dermatologist (dermato).
In the DELF
listening B1
Watch out
Gender follows the person: le dermato, la dermato. No accent, unlike gynéco.