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dermis

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dermis: see skin skin, the flexible tissue (integument) enclosing the body of vertebrate animals. In humans and other mammals, the skin operates a complex organ of numerous structures (sometimes called the integumentary system) serving vital protective and metabolic functions.
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dermis [′dər·məs]
(anatomy)
The deep layer of the skin, a dense connective tissue richly supplied with blood vessels, nerves, and sensory organs. Also known as corium; cutis.


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Melanocytes can be confined to the epidermis (junctional nevus); they can involve the dermal-epidermal junction, including the dermis (compound nevus) (figure, A); or they can be found in the dermis only (intradermal nevus) (figure, B).
The skin is composed of three layers epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous fat.
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