Cutis

Origin

From Latin cutis ("living skin")

Full definition of cutis

Noun

1. (anatomy) The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.
• 1883: Alfred Swaine Taylor, Thomas Stevenson, The principles and practice of medical jurisprudenceThe cutis measures in thickness from a quarter of a line to a line and a half (a line is one-twelfth of an inch).

Synonyms

• corium

Derived terms

• cutaneous
• cutin

Anagrams

• ictus