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dermis

  • /ˈdɜː.mɪs/ UK
  • /ˈdɝ.mɪs/ US

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From New Latin dermis, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, to flay”).

noun dermides · dermises

  1. The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.

    Similar: corium, cutis, cutis vera, derm, derma, true skin

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noun skin layer underlying epidermis

Españoldermis
中文真皮 zhēnpí
Portuguêsderme
Françaisderme
DeutschDermis, Lederhaut
Italianoderma
Ελληνικάχόριον chórion
Românădermă
Tiếng Việthạ bì
العربيةأَدَمة ʔadama

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"dermis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dermis.

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@misc{dermis_2026,
  title = {dermis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dermis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}