cutis

from 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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cutis \Cu"tis\ (k?"t?s), n. [L. See {Cuticle}.] (Anat.)
   See {Dermis}.
   [1913 Webster]

from 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]

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