skin; tegument; cutis




a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

"your skin is the largest organ of your body"

Type of:
  • connective tissue
  • body covering

Types:
  • investment
  • thick skin
  • skin graft
  • buff
  • dewlap
  • prepuce; foreskin
  • prepuce; foreskin
  • scalp
  • cuticle
  • hangnail; agnail


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