Cutis

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:



  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cutis
       n : a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense
           of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
           [syn: {skin}, {tegument}]
       [also: {cutes} (pl)]