Tissue
dermis
der·mis [ dur-mis ]
Subclass of:
Skin
Definitions related to dermis:
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(dermal tissue) The cells and connective tissue from the inner layer of the two main layers of the skin. The dermis has connective tissue, blood vessels, oil and sweat glands, nerves, hair follicles, and other structures. It is made up of a thin upper layer called the papillary dermis, and a thick lower layer called the reticular dermis.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A layer of vascularized connective tissue underneath the EPIDERMIS. The surface of the dermis contains innervated papillae. Embedded in or beneath the dermis are SWEAT GLANDS; HAIR FOLLICLES; and SEBACEOUS GLANDS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Dense irregular connective tissue which consists of a papillary layer and a reticular layer.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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The inner layer of the two main layers of the skin. The dermis has connective tissue, blood vessels, oil and sweat glands, nerves, hair follicles, and other structures. It is made up of a thin upper layer called the papillary dermis, and a thick lower layer called the reticular dermis.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The middle layer of skin that contains most of the skin's structures, like collagen, nerves, glands, and hair follicles.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Dermis, the thicker, deeper layer of the skin underlying the epidermis and made up of connective tissue. It is present in varying degrees of development among various vertebrate groups, being relatively thin and simple in aquatic animals and progressively thicker and more complex in terrestrial...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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