Subcutis

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A layer of connective tissue beneath the dermis.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The deeper part of the cutis, corium, or true skin, sometimes distinguished from the rest.
  • Word Usage
    "           The skin flays easily, the epidermis giving way to the dermis to the subcutis."