CUTIS

skin, tegument, cutis

(noun) a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; “your skin is the largest organ of your body”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cutis (plural cutes)

(anatomy) The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.

Synonyms

• corium

Anagrams

• ictus, ictĹ«s, ustic

Source: Wiktionary


Cu"tis (k"ts), n. Etym: [L. See Cuticle.] (Anat.)

Definition: See Dermis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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