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scarfskin

[skahrf-skin] / ˈskɑrfˌskɪn /


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If this be neglected, the pores of the skin are closed by the waste matter thrown from the body, and by small particles of the thin scarfskin, so that it cannot properly perform its duties.

From A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School by Catharine Esther Beecher

This lies in the deep part of the scarfskin.

From Health Lessons Book 1 by Alvin Davison

What relation do the nails bear to the scarfskin?

From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Joel Dorman Steele

Describe the root of the nail in its relation to the sensitive and the scarfskin.

From Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics by Joel Dorman Steele

The epidermis, or scarfskin, becomes detached from the dermis, or true skin, and the space between the two rapidly fills with the fluid portion of the blood, known as lymph.

From The Meaning of Evolution by Samuel Christian Schmucker




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