dermis

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The ovary is frequently the seat of tumours, dermoids and cysts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

Tubulo-dermoids present the same structure as skin dermoids, save that mucous membrane takes the place of skin in the wall of the cyst, and the contents consist of the pent-up secretion of mucous glands.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The so-called "orbital wens" are true inclusion of the skin of a congenital origin, as are the nasal dermoids and some of the cysts of the neck.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

This mode of origin is illustrated by the development of dermoids from sequestrated portions of epidermis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Superficial dermoids, such as those met with at the outer angle of the orbit, form rounded, definitely limited tumours over which the skin is freely movable.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis