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subcutis

Syllables: sub·cu·tis/sʌbˈkjuːtɪs/

subcutis noun: subcutaneous tissue: the lowermost layer of the integumentary system in vertebrates.

Noun

subcutis (usually uncountable, plural subcutes)

  1. (usually) subcutaneous tissue: the lowermost layer of the integumentary system in vertebrates

Forms of subcutis

pluralsubcutes

Origin of subcutis

From sub- + cutis.

Questions about subcutis

What does subcutis mean?
Subcutis means subcutaneous tissue: the lowermost layer of the integumentary system in vertebrates.
What part of speech is subcutis?
Subcutis is a noun.
How do you pronounce subcutis?
Subcutis is pronounced /sʌbˈkjuːtɪs/.
What is the plural of subcutis?
The plural of subcutis is subcutes.

Words near subcutis in the dictionary

  1. subcutaneousness
  2. subcuticle
  3. subcuticles
  4. subcuticular
  5. subcuticularly
  6. subcutis
  7. subcyaneous
  8. subcycle
  9. subcycles
  10. subcyclic
  11. subcycling

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