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cutis

cu·tis

UK/ˈkjutəs/ US/ˈkjutɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch

  • “your skin is the largest organ of your body”
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Origin

From Latin cutis (“living skin”).

Phrases

  • Beare-Stevenson cutis gyrata syndrome
  • calcinosis cutis
  • corrugator cutis ani
  • crista cutis
  • cutis hyperelastica
  • cutis laxa
  • cutis verticis gyrata
  • leukaemia cutis

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