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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024der•mis /ˈdɜrmɪs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Anatomythe thick layer of skin beneath the epidermis.
See -derm-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024der•mis (dûr′mis),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomy, Zoology[Zool.]the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network. Also called corium.
- Neo-Latin; abstracted from epidermis
- 1820–30
- a combining form meaning "skin,'' "layer of tissue,'' used in the formation of compound words:exodermis; gastrodermis.
Cf. -derm. - compare dermis on the model of epidermis
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