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cutis

[ kyoo-tis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cu·tes [kyoo, -teez], cu·tis·es.

cutis

/ ˈkjuːtɪs /

Origin of cutis¹

1595–1605; < Latin: skin; akin to Greek skŷtos hide ²

Origin of cutis¹

C17: from Latin: skin

Variable œdema of the prickle layer and of the cutis is found.

From the separate cells first budded off there are formed the cutis, part of the connective tissue and the calcareous skeleton.

Qu cum aquis pota specum repeteret, impactum Frothonis ferrum aspero cutis horrore contempsit.

The epidermis will close over, and the cutis and the pellis.

Darwin possesses the epidermis of poetry but not the cutis; the cortex without the liber, alburnum, lignum, or medulla.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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