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cutis
1. A natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch.
2. The thick sensitive layer of skin, or connective tissue, that contains blood, lymph vessels, sweat glands, and nerve endings.
3. The visible surface of the skin.
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Word Entries containing the term: “cutis”
cutis laxa
A congenital laxness or overgrowth of skin which may appear to hang in folds.
This entry is located in the following units: cuti-, cut-, cutan-, -cutis- + (page 1) pleuro-, pleur- (page 1)
cutis vera
The sensitive connective tissue layer of the skin located below the epidermis, containing nerve endings, sweat and sebaceous glands, and blood and lymph vessels.
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sulci cutis, skin furrows
The numerous grooves of variable depth on the surface of the epidermis or skin.
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xerosis cutis
A dryness of the skin.
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