cutis

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It was first described in the mid-19th century by a French physician who called it cutis sulcata — furrowed skin.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2021

With most of his skin missing, except for on his head, he was initially diagnosed with aplasia cutis, a rare congenital absence of skin.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2019

No. If you examine the potato, with its roots and stem, you will find the cutis, or skin, and mucous membrane.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George

The process of administration is thus described:— The syringe punctures the cuticle, or scarf-skin, and the cutis, or true skin, and then enters the subcutaneous or cellular tissue which covers the muscles, or flesh.

From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe

The surface of the cutis is not smooth, but is covered here and there with minute elevations, called papill�.

From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman