ˈdərmə̇s, -ə̄m-, -əim- noun
( -es )
Etymology: -dermis
1. : the sensitive vascular inner mesodermic layer of the skin made up chiefly of white fibrous connective tissue with some smooth muscle and elastic tissue and numerous nerves and sensory receptors — called also corium, cutis
2. : the uppermost layer of the thallus of many lichens that consists of one or more layers of irregular flattened hyphal cells with somewhat gelatinous walls