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Webster 1913 Edition


Dermis

‖

Der′mis

,
Noun.
[NL. See
Derm
.]
(Anat.)
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.