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# dermis

noun (the dermis, uncountable)

«dermis» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(science) The thick inner layer of the skin, under the epidermis, which holds blood vessels, nerves, hair roots and sweat glands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dermis/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about the body and skin: skin has layers — the epidermis on the outside, the dermis below it, and fat beneath. The dermis helps you feel touch, heat and pain and helps keep you at the right temperature. A tattoo's ink sits in the dermis, which is why it stays.

### Examples

- The dermis lies under the epidermis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dermis/#x1)
- Nerves in the dermis let you feel the heat of a cup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dermis/#x2)
- Sweat glands in the dermis help cool your body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dermis/#x3)
- A deep cut goes through to the dermis and may bleed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dermis/#x4)
- Hair grows from roots in the dermis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dermis/#x5)
- We labelled the epidermis and dermis on a skin diagram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dermis/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable, usually «the dermis». From Greek «derma», skin; related to «dermatologist», a skin doctor. «Epi-» means «on top of», so the epidermis is on top of the dermis.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dermis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dermis/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dermis» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dermis.html) on Mova free.