DERMIS


Meaning of DERMIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' d ə r-m ə s

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin -dermis

Date: circa 1830

: the sensitive vascular inner mesodermic layer of the skin ― called also corium cutis ― see HAIR illustration

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