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
Note the surface layer, or cuticle, and the "true skin," or cutis.
From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by American Red Cross
The process of administration is thus described:— The syringe punctures the cuticle, or scarf-skin, and the cutis, or true skin, and then enters the subcutaneous or cellular tissue which covers the muscles, or flesh.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by Louis Philippe McCarty
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
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
