cutis

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the true skin, comprising... skindermisintegument

Word family

Derived forms cuticle cutaneous

Related forms cuticle cutaneous

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').

cutis Latin *(s)keu- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

The Human Body

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# 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
- The Human Body

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