1.
[syn: skin, tegument, cutis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cutis \Cu"tis\ (k?"t?s), n. [L. See Cuticle.] (Anat.)
See Dermis.
[1913 Webster]
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):
cutis
n 1: a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of
touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn:
skin, tegument, cutis]