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cutis

cutis

1 9.8
The outer layer of skin that covers the body
  • noun
  • /ˈkjuːtɪs/
  • Specialized
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  • During the surgery, the surgeon carefully observed the cutis to ensure there was no damage to deeper tissues.

Examples

  • Or cutis laxa.

    The Cabin Movie (2005)

  • Garzon M. Hemangiomas: Update on classification, clinical presentation, and associated anomalies. Cutis 2000; 66(5):325-8.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The matter was taken from a sore on the hand of a dairymaid, who was infected by her master's cows, and it was inserted, on the 14th of May, 1796, into the arm of the boy by means of two superficial incisions, barely penetrating the cutis, each about half an inch long.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The doctor explained that the cutis is an essential layer of skin that protects our body.

  • Research has shown that damage to the cutis can lead to various skin conditions.

Synonyms

skin
vscutis
∞ 1.0

The outer layer covering the body of a person or animal

is the clinical anatomical term for the outer body layer used by specialists
derm
vscutis
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A word part that means skin in medical or scientific words

refers to the anatomical outer body layer itself rather than a word part
tegument
vscutis
  • Specialized
9.9

The outer layer of an animal or plant that protects it, such as skin

is the medical name for the human anatomical outer body layer
tunic
vscutis
  • Specialized
8.4

A layer of tissue that covers an organ or body part

names the whole medical anatomical outer body layer rather than organ coverings

Compounds

cholesterosis cutis
  • Specialized
9.9

Yellowish skin bumps, often on the elbows and knees, that are linked to high cholesterol

Surface Forms

cutis singular
cutises plural

Etymology

Cutis comes from the Latin word cutis, meaning 'skin'. You can see the same root in words like cuticle and cutaneous, so cutis is easy to remember as the layer of skin that covers the body.