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noun
A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch.
synonyms: skin, tegument.
is a specific kind of: body covering | connective tissue.
is a broader term that covers: investment | thick skin | skin graft | buff | dewlap | foreskin, prepuce | foreskin, prepuce | scalp | cuticle | agnail, hangnail.
has as a part: pressure point | cuticle, epidermis | skin cell | corium, derma, dermis | macula, macule | freckle, lentigo | liver spot | milium, whitehead | blackhead, comedo | pore | scab | sudoriferous gland, sweat gland | free nerve ending | Pacinian corpuscle | crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle ... show more.
is a part of: integumentary system.
contains: melanin.
derivation: scrape, skin | cutaneal, cutaneous, dermal | skinny.
Dutch: onderhuid, skinhead, huid, vel
Find more on cutis elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.
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