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cu⋅tis

  [kyoo-tis]
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–noun, plural -tes  [-teez] , -tis⋅es.
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L: skin; akin to Gk skŷtos hide 2
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cu·tis   (kyōō'tĭs)   
n.   pl. cu·tes (-tēz) or cu·tis·es
See dermis.

[Latin, skin; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]
der·mis   (dûr'mĭs)   
n.  The sensitive connective tissue layer of the skin located below the epidermis, containing nerve endings, sweat and sebaceous glands, and blood and lymph vessels. Also called corium, cutis, derma1.

[New Latin, back-formation from Late Latin epidermis, epidermis; see epidermis.]
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Main Entry: cu·tis
Pronunciation: 'kyüt-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cu·tes /'kyü-"tEz/ or cu·tis·es
: DERMIS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cutis cu·tis (ky&oomacr;'tĭs)
n. pl. cu·tis·es or cu·tes (-tēz)
Dermis.

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cutis

the thicker, deeper layer of the skin underlying the epidermis and made up of connective tissue. It is present in varying degrees of development among various vertebrate groups, being relatively thin and simple in aquatic animals and progressively thicker and more complex in terrestrial species

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