The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dermis \Der"mis\, n. [NL. See Derm.] (Anat.) The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma, corium, cutis, and enderon. See Skin, and Illust. in Appendix. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dermis n 1: the deep vascular inner layer of the skin [syn: dermis, corium, derma]