dermis
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"The collagen will just sit on the outer layer of your skin, it won't reach the dermis - which is the middle layer."
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
In argyria, silver ions circulate through the bloodstream and become embedded in the dermis, a layer beneath the surface where the body cannot easily clear them.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025
They are thought to provide clinical improvement by adding volume to the skin, but researchers have found that cross-linked hyaluronic acid also stimulates production of new type I collagen in the dermis.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
Multi-layered full thickness skin was created which contained all three layers present in normal human tissue: epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis.
From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023
The deep surface of the epidermis is accurately molded on the papillary layer of the true skin, and, when removed by maceration, presents depressions which correspond to the elevations on the dermis.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Vocabulary lists containing dermis
Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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