cutis

It was first described in the mid-19th century by a French physician who called it cutis sulcata — furrowed skin.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2021

With most of his skin missing, except for on his head, he was initially diagnosed with aplasia cutis, a rare congenital absence of skin.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2019

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

The cutis, or true skin, lies beneath the epidermis, and is its origin and support.

From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Joseph Chrisman Hutchison

The poison of the germs has killed all the leucocytes and also all the cutis immediately around them, and now digestive fluids from the dead leucocytes is turning the whole dead mass into liquid pus.

From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by American Red Cross

Professional arcs not entirely aside, this is a romantic comedy, full of meet cutes and related tropes, where love rules; no one’s got it, everyone’s looking for it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

The Bank of England decided to keep its main interest rate at 5.25% last month, but announced that rate cutes were "on the way".

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024

The online dating sphere has changed radically since Match.com, founded in 1995, transformed the dating landscape by moving hundreds of thousands of meet cutes from cafés to chat boxes.

From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2021

“The Addams Family” suffers from an acute case of the cutes.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2019

For all the critique of the genre they contain—the meet cutes that aren’t, the Carey Grant types whose drinking is excessive—the demands of the rom-com are simply unavoidable.

From Economist ● May 29, 2018