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dermis
1[dur-mis]
noun
Anatomy, Zoology.the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
-dermis
2a combining form meaning “skin,” “layer of tissue,” used in the formation of compound words.
exodermis; gastrodermis.
dermis
/ ˈɜːɪ /
noun
another name for corium
dermis
The innermost layer of the skin in vertebrate animals. The dermis lies under the epidermis and contains nerve endings and blood and lymph vessels. In mammals, the dermis also contains hair follicles and sweat glands.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dermis1
Example Sentences
In argyria, silver ions circulate through the bloodstream and become embedded in the dermis, a layer beneath the surface where the body cannot easily clear them.
They achieved both the hypodermis and dermis layers, with the epidermis forming within two weeks by itself.
As the skin undergoes photoaging, type I collagen bundles, which are found in the dermis beneath the top layer of the skin and provide strength and support to skin, become fragmented.
Multi-layered full thickness skin was created which contained all three layers present in normal human tissue: epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis.
“My skin is exposed and can burn in the sunlight because I don’t have that outer dermis,” he said.
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When To Use
The combining form -dermis is used like a suffix meaning "skin" or "layer of tissue." It is used in a number of scientific terms, especially in botany and zoology.This form is directly based on epidermis, the thin outer layer of the skin, from the Greek 辱í, “surface skin” (more on this word in the next section below).The word dermis was extracted from epidermis and refers to the dense inner layer of skin. All of these words ultimately come from the Greek é, meaning “skin.”The Greek é also helps form the word taxidermy. Discover more about its roots in our entry for the word.Closely related to -dermis are the combining forms -derm, -derma, -dermatous, dermat-, dermato-, derm-, and dermo-. Learn their specific applications in our 51Թs That Use articles for these forms.
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