cutis vera
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Etymology
Origin of cutis vera
< Latin: literally, true skin
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The second layer is called the corium, derma cutis vera, or true skin.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
The cutis vera, or true skin, which covers the greatest part of the surface of the body.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas
It is held by some eminent physicians in Europe and America, that the color of the skin depends upon substances external to the cutis vera.
From History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by Williams, George Washington
The skin consists of two parts—a superficial layer, the epidermis, or cuticle, and the deep, or true, skin, the dermis, cutis vera, or corium.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
What vessels are found in the cutis vera?
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
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