dermis

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: der=mis

OXFORD DICTIONARY

dermis, n. (also derm or derma)
1 (in general use) the skin.
2 Anat. the true skin, the thick layer of living tissue below the epidermis.

Derivative

dermal adj. dermic adj.

Etymology

mod.L, after EPIDERMIS

THESAURUS

dermis

Leatherette, Leatheroid, blastoderm, coat, corium, cuticle, cutis, cutis vera, derma, ectoblast, ectoderm, endothelium, entoderm, epiblast, epidermis, epithelium, fell, fleece, flesh, fur, furring, hide, hypodermis, imitation fur, imitation leather, integument, jacket, leather, leather paper, mesoderm, outer layer, outer skin, pavement epithelium, pelt, peltry, rawhide, rind, scarfskin, sheath, skin, skins, tegument, true skin, vair