dermis
/ˈdɜː.mɪs/US/ˈdɝ.mɪs/
dermis noun: the tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.
Noun
dermis meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Arabic
dermis in Tamil
- அடித்தோல், உட்சருமம், உட்டோல், உட்தோல்
dermis in Telugu
- dermis
- అంతశ్చర్మము antaścarmamu
dermis in Kannada
- ಚರ್ಮ, ಒಳಚರ್ಮ
dermis in Arabic
- skin layer underlying epidermis
- أَدَمة ʔadama
More languagesFewer languages
- dermis in Thai
- หนังแท้ nǎng-tɛ́ɛ
- dermis in Vietnamese
- hạ bì
Synonyms of dermis
Forms of dermis
| plural | dermides |
|---|---|
| plural | dermises |
Origin of dermis
From New Latin dermis, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, to flay”).
Words formed from dermis
Questions about dermis
- What does dermis mean?
- Dermis means the tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.
- What is dermis in Tamil?
- Dermis in Tamil is அடித்தோல், உட்சருமம், உட்டோல். See Dermis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dermis?
- Dermis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dermis?
- Dermis is pronounced /ˈdɜː.mɪs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dermis?
- The plural of dermis is dermides.
Words near dermis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dermis (page history and authors); dermis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అంతశ్చర్మము (Telugu) (page history and authors); dermis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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