cutis vera
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of cutis vera
< Latin: literally, true skin
Example Sentences
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What is the appearance of the upper surface of the cutis vera?
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
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
A little bladder, or a portion of the cuticle separated from the cutis vera and filled with serum.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
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
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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