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underskin

underskin

6.3
The soft layer under the skin that stores fat
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : subcutis
  • The surgeon carefully examined the underskin to ensure there were no abnormalities.

Examples

  • The doctor explained how the underskin plays a crucial role in protecting the muscles and organs.

  • After the injury, she felt pain in the underskin where the bruise formed.

  • Then, stripping wallpaper with a putty knife, he pushed too hard and gouged the plaster, revealing the dark, tender underskin.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

subcutis
vsunderskin
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A layer of fat and soft tissue under the skin that protects the body

is the general term for the same layer without naming composition
panniculus
vsunderskin
  • Specialized
9.9

A thin layer of fat or muscle just under the skin

focuses on the layer beneath skin that is mainly fat and connective tissue

Antonyms

epidermis
  • Specialized
12 5.1

The outer layer of skin that protects the body

Surface Forms

underskin singular
underskins plural

Morphology

underskin = skin (transparent) = under + skin

Refers to the tissue beneath the skin and thus transparently combines 'under' + 'skin' to denote subcutaneous tissue.

Etymology

The noun underskin comes from under- ('below') and skin ('the body's outer cover'), and a useful image is the thin layer of tissue that lies right under the skin. So, underskin can mean the layer under the skin that holds fat and helps keep the body warm.