cutis

/ˈkjudəs/

Other forms: cutes

Definitions of cutis

1. noun

   a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
   synonyms: skin, tegument

   types:

   investment

   outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism

   thick skin

   skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)

   skin graft

   a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn

   buff

   bare skin; naked

   dewlap

   a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck

   foreskin, prepuce

   a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

   foreskin, prepuce

   a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris

   scalp

   the skin that covers the top of the head

   cuticle

   the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

   agnail, hangnail

   a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected

   pellicle

   thin protective membrane in some protozoa

   type of:

   body covering

   any covering for the body or a body part

   connective tissue

   tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments