Noun
tegument -
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
skin ,
cutis
connective tissue tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
body covering any covering for the body or a body part
integumentary system the skin and its appendages
investment the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank
thick skin skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)
pressure point an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu"
skin graft a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn
buff an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
dewlap a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
epidermis ,
cuticle the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
skin cell any of the cells making up the skin
corium ,
derma ,
dermis the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
macule ,
macula a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
freckle ,
lentigo a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
liver spot a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin
milium ,
whitehead a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland
blackhead ,
comedo a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
pore any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
scab the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
sudoriferous gland ,
sweat gland any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
free nerve ending microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor
pacinian corpuscle a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals
foreskin ,
prepuce a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
foreskin ,
prepuce a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
scalp the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"
cuticle the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
agnail ,
hangnail a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
crinkle ,
furrow ,
crease ,
seam ,
wrinkle ,
line a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
