cutis vera
Americannoun
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cutes verae
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cutis vera
< Latin: literally, true skin
Example Sentences
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What vessels are found in the cutis vera?
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
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 George Washington Williams
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 Calvin Cutter
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 Thomas Garnett
What is the appearance of the upper surface of the cutis vera?
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
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