dermis

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UK/ˈdɜː.mɪs/US/ˈdɝ.mɪs/

noun

The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.

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coriumcutiscutis veradermdermatrue skin
OriginNew Latin dermis ← Ancient Greek δέρμα →
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Meanings

noundermis (plural dermides or dermises)

plural dermides · plural dermises

  1. anatomyThe tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.

    Synonyms: corium, cutis, cutis vera, derm, derma, true skin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.

Similar
coriumcutiscutis veradermdermatrue skin

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe deep vascular inner layer of the skin

Similar
coriumderma
Broader
stratum
Also see
coriumcutisdermderma

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδέρμα“skin, hide”
  2. New Latindermis
  3. Englishdermis

From New Latin dermis, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, to flay”).

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Translations

Arabic أَدَمة
  • أَدَمة (ʔadama)skin layer underlying epidermis
Bulgarian дермис
  • дермис (dermis)skin layer underlying epidermis
Catalan derma, dermis
  • dermaskin layer underlying epidermis
  • dermisskin layer underlying epidermis
Chinese Mandarin 真皮
  • 真皮 (zhēnpí)skin layer underlying epidermis
Czech škára
  • škáraskin layer underlying epidermis
Finnish verinahka
  • verinahkaskin layer underlying epidermis
French derme
  • dermeskin layer underlying epidermis
German Dermis, Lederhaut
  • Dermisskin layer underlying epidermis
  • Lederhautskin layer underlying epidermis
Greek χόριον
  • χόριον (chórion)skin layer underlying epidermis
Hungarian irha
  • irhaskin layer underlying epidermis
Irish deirm
  • deirmskin layer underlying epidermis
Italian derma
  • dermaskin layer underlying epidermis
Māori kiriwai
  • kiriwaiskin layer underlying epidermis
Portuguese derme
  • dermeskin layer underlying epidermis
Romanian dermă
  • dermăskin layer underlying epidermis
Spanish dermis
  • dermisskin layer underlying epidermis
Swedish läderhud, dermis
  • läderhudskin layer underlying epidermis
  • dermisskin layer underlying epidermis
Thai หนังแท้
  • หนังแท้ (nǎng-tɛ́ɛ)skin layer underlying epidermis
Vietnamese hạ bì
  • hạ bìskin layer underlying epidermis
Cite this entry
APA

dermis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermis

MLA

“dermis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dermis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dermis.

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