cutis

3 definitions found

cutis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cutis \Cu"tis\ (k?"t?s), n. [L. See Cuticle.] (Anat.)
     See Dermis.
     [1913 Webster]

  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]

cutis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cutis
      n 1: a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of
           touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" [syn:
           skin, tegument, cutis]