n. The deep sensitive and vascular layer of the skin and mucous membranes.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The deep sensitive and vascular layer of the skin and mucous membranes.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The substance of skin or mucous membrane; the corium, derma, or true skin, and the corresponding deep part of mucous membrane, as distinguished from epidermis or epithelium. See cut under skin.
Word Usage
"The skin of Vertebrate animals consists of two Layers: an outer layer (the epidermis or ecteron), and an inner layer (the dermis or enderon)."