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cutis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | skin, tegument |
| Type of | connective tissue, body covering |
| Has types | hangnail, prepuce, agnail, investment, scalp, dewlap, cuticle, skin graft, foreskin, buff, thick skin |
| Derivation | cutaneal |
Examples of cutis
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The skin is involved about 10% of the time in the form of leukemia cutis.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The child had cutis laxa, lethal pulmonary complications and gastrointestinal and urinary disease.
From the sciencedaily.com
In addition, all had cutis laxa, an inherited connective tissue disorder that causes skin to hang loosely from the body.
From the sciencedaily.com
The researchers now are broadening their research into the new syndrome among other patients with cutis laxa.
From the sciencedaily.com
Prior to the incident, Madison suffered from hip dysplasia and aplas cutis congenita, a rare skin condition that caused open wounds on her scalp.
From the freep.com
Cutis laxa can also affect connective tissue in other parts of the body, including the heart, blood vessels, joints, intestines, and lungs.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
- Skin: a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
- Cutis is the combined term for the epidermis and the dermis, the two outer layers of the skin. Underneath is the subcutis.
- The pileipellis is the uppermost layer of hyphae in the pileus of a fungal fruiting body. It is more or less synonymous with the cuticle, however, the cuticle generally describes this layer as a macroscopic feature, while pileipellis refers to this structure as a microscopic layer. ...
- Of basidiocarps of certain wood-decaying fungi: the outer layer consisting of compressed hyphae parallel to the surface, sometimes with varnishlike incrustation. (21)
