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cutis

[kyoo-tis] / ˈkju tɪs /




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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 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

“I say it is a nervous affection of the cutis, and the patient must immediately lose eighteen ounces of blood, and then take a powerful drastic.”

From English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. by Graham Everitt

What is the treatment of these forms of tuberculosis cutis?

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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

No "oohs", no "aahs", no "so cutes", no giggles.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

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




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