underskin

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noun

The layer of skin under the dermis, the subcutis or hypodermis.

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Meanings

noununderskin (countable and uncountable, plural underskins)

plural underskins

  1. countableuncountableThe layer of skin under the dermis, the subcutis or hypodermis.

Origin

From under- + skin.

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APA

underskin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underskin

MLA

“underskin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underskin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underskin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underskin.

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