cutis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of cutis
1595–1605; < Latin: skin; akin to Greek skŷtos hide 2
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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
Variable œdema of the prickle layer and of the cutis is found.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
Alba cutis is the skin of the sick and dropsical; candida, that of the fair girl.
From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Döderlein, Ludwig
Variolous matter was inserted into both his arms; in the right by means of superficial incisions, and into the left by slight punctures into the cutis.
From An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae A Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Counties of England, Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of the Cow Pox by Jenner, Edward
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