NOUN | body | dermis, corium, derma | the deep vascular inner layer of the skin |
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Sounds | der'mahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The deep vascular inner layer of the skin. | |
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Synonyms | corium, derma | |
Part of | skin, tegument, cutis | A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch |
Broader | stratum | One of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) |
Spanish | cutis, derma, dermis | |
Catalan | derma, dermis | |
Adjectives | dermal, dermic | of or relating to or located in the dermis |
transdermal, transdermic | through the unbroken skin |
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