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dermis

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The mixture settled into a base layer of skin, or dermis, covering the finger.

Feathers, like hairs, arise from epidermal papillae which become imbedded in pits in the dermis.

Hairs are delicate epidermal structures which grow imbedded in little pits or follicles in the dermis.

The skin consists of an outer layer of epiblastic origin, the epidermis, and an inner layer of mesoblastic origin, the dermis.

In the young Jacare mentioned above, I found the dermis to be 27 distinguishable into two layers.

This vesicle is formed by the epidermis detached from the dermis, and elevated as a half sphere by serous liquid within.

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On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dermis, such as: bark, carapace, case, casing, coating, and crust.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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