cutis

[Latin, skin.]

Dermis.

The outer protective covering of the body; the skin.

• c. anserina — transitory erection of the hair follicles due to contraction of the arrectores muscles, a reflection of sympathetic nerve discharge; goose flesh.
• c. asthenia — see cutaneous asthenia.
• c. hyperelastica — see ehlers–danlos syndrome.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch
  Synonyms: skin, tegument

Cutis may refer to several unrelated biological structures:

• Cutis (anatomy), the outermost layers of skin
• Cutis (mycology), a type of pileipellis with a repent arrangement of hyphae

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