dermis

«dermis» in Mova's school dictionary: The thick inner layer of the skin, under the epidermis… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (the dermis, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

(science) The thick inner layer of the skin, under the epidermis, which holds blood vessels, nerves, hair roots and sweat glands. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons about the body and skin: skin has layers — the epidermis on the outside, the dermis below it, and fat beneath. The dermis helps you feel touch, heat and pain and helps keep you at the right temperature. A tattoo's ink sits in the dermis, which is why it stays.

examples

• The dermis lies under the epidermis. tree →
• Nerves in the dermis let you feel the heat of a cup. tree →
• Sweat glands in the dermis help cool your body. tree →
• A deep cut goes through to the dermis and may bleed. tree →
• Hair grows from roots in the dermis. tree →
• We labelled the epidermis and dermis on a skin diagram. tree →

note

Uncountable, usually «the dermis». From Greek «derma», skin; related to «dermatologist», a skin doctor. «Epi-» means «on top of», so the epidermis is on top of the dermis.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dermis» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.