Definition of Dermis

1. Noun. The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.

Exact synonyms: Corium, Derma
Group relationships: Cutis, Skin, Tegument
Generic synonyms: Stratum
Derivative terms: Dermal, Dermic

Definition of Dermis

1. n. The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma, corium, cutis, and enderon. See Skin, and Illust. in Appendix.

Definition of Dermis

1. derma [n -MISES] : DERMIC [adj] - See also: derma

Medical Definition of Dermis

1. Mesodermally derived connective tissue underlying the epithelium of the skin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dermis

dermatotropic
dermatoxenoplasty
dermatozoiasis
dermatozoon
dermatozoonosis
dermatrophia
dermenchysis
dermestes
dermestid
Dermestidae
dermestids
dermestoid
dermic
dermic
dermis (current term)
dermis (current term)
dermises
dermo-
dermoblast
dermobranchiata
dermobranchiate
Dermochelyidae
Dermochelys
Dermochelys coriacea
dermocyma
dermoepidermal interface
dermographia
dermohaemal
dermoid
dermoid

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