cutis

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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

The inner one is called the cutis, or true skin; the outer one is the epidermis, or scarf-skin.

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

The cutis consists of a fibro-areolar tissue and vessels of supply.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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 Cross, American Red