dermis

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

der=mis

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun dermis has 1 sense

dermis(n = noun.body) corium, derma - the deep vascular inner layer of the skin; Array

is a part of cutis, skin, tegument

is a kind of stratum

Derived forms adjective dermal₂, adjective dermic₁

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

dermis, n. (also derm or derma)
1 (in general use) the skin.
2 Anat. the true skin, the thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis.

Derivative

dermal adj. dermic adj.

Etymology

mod.L, after EPIDERMIS

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THESAURUS

dermis

Leatherette, Leatheroid, blastoderm, coat, corium, cuticle, cutis, cutis vera, derma, ectoblast, ectoderm, endothelium, entoderm, epiblast, epidermis, epithelium, fell, fleece, flesh, fur, furring, hide, hypodermis, imitation fur, imitation leather, integument, jacket, leather, leather paper, mesoderm, outer layer, outer skin, pavement epithelium, pelt, peltry, rawhide, rind, scarfskin, sheath, skin, skins, tegument, true skin, vair

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