English
Noun
en-noun|cutes|pl2=cutises

1. anatomy The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.

#*1883: Alfred Swaine Taylor, Thomas Stevenson, The principles and practice of medical jurisprudence
#*:The cutis measures in thickness from a quarter of a line to a line and a half (a line is one-twelfth of an inch).

Synonyms
corium

Derived terms
cutaneous
cutin

Category:Anatomy

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