Anatomy. Located just beneath the skin; located close (or closer than a related structure) to the surface of the body or of an organ (contrasted with…

Of, pertaining to, or affecting, the cutis or skin.

Of or pertaining to a cuticle; of the nature of, or resembling, cuticle.

= cutaneous, adj.

= cutaneous, adj.

Of the nature of skin.

= cutaneous, adj.

Situated between the skin and flesh; subcutaneous. Also, lying between the bark and stem of a tree.

Located under the skin; spec. designating the layer of loose connective tissue underlying the skin (see subcutis, n.); of or relating to this layer.

= epidermic, adj.

Anatomy. Pertaining to the skin or outer integument in general; cutaneous. Rarely in restricted sense, Pertaining to the derma or true skin, as…

Of or pertaining to the epidermis, whether in animals or plants.

Resembling or of the nature of skin. (Sometimes loosely, Of or belonging to the skin, dermal.)

= dermoid, adj.

Of or pertaining to the epidermis; of the nature of an epidermis.

= main sense.

Of the nature of epidermis.

Of or relating to the skin; dermatic, dermal.

Pertaining to the epidermis.

Anatomy. Lying under the skin; pertaining to the hypoderm.

situated or occurring within the epidermis.