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

Variolous matter was inserted into both his arms; in the right by means of superficial incisions, and into the left by slight punctures into the cutis.

From An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae A Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Counties of England, Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of the Cow Pox by Edward Jenner

In the cutis one sees that the blood capillaries are just wide enough for the blood-cells to pass through "in single file."

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

The lower layer, or cutis, is made up of fibrous tissue, nerves, blood-vessels, and cavities containing glands and cell elements.

From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir

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