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scarfskin

American  
[skahrf-skin] / ˈskɑrfˌskɪn /

noun

  1. the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.

scarfskin British  
/ ˈskɑːfˌskɪn /

noun

  1. the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis or cuticle

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Etymology

Origin of scarfskin

First recorded in 1605–15; scarf 1 + skin

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Scarfskin, sk�rf′skin, n. the surface skin.

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There is no blood in the scarfskin, but there is a network of blood tubes in the true skin.

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This is named epidermis or scarfskin.

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This lies in the deep part of the scarfskin.

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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.

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