cutis C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkjutɪs/ UK /ˈkjuːtɪs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the true skin, comprising the dermis and epidermis The lesion penetrated only the outer cutis. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the true skin, comprising... skindermisintegument Word family Derived forms cuticlecutaneous Related forms cuticlecutaneous Etymology AI details Directly from Latin cutis ('skin'), cognate with Greek kytos ('hollow vessel') and ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)keu- ('to cover, conceal'). cutis Latin *(s)keu- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cutis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkjutɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkjuːtɪs/ ## Meanings 1. the true skin, comprising the dermis and epidermis ## Examples - The lesion penetrated only the outer cutis. ## Synonyms - skin - dermis - integument ## Derived Forms - cuticle - cutaneous ## Related Forms - cuticle - cutaneous ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cutis - Root: *(s)keu- ## Etymology Directly from Latin cutis ('skin'), cognate with Greek kytos ('hollow vessel') and ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)keu- ('to cover, conceal'). ## AI Etymology Cutis has the etymological history Directly from Latin cutis ('skin'), cognate with Greek kytos ('hollow vessel') and ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)keu- ('to cover, conceal'). The ancestry passes through Latin cutis and Proto-Indo-European *(s)keu-. In present use as a noun, it means "the true skin, comprising the dermis and epidermis", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include cuticle and cutaneous; derived forms include cuticle and cutaneous. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown