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Noun
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skin (skin%1:08:00::)
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tegument (tegument%1:08:00::)
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cutis (cutis%1:08:00::)
(a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)
"your skin is the largest organ of your body"
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
part meronym
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(n)
pressure point (pressure_point%1:08:00::)
(an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure)
"you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu"
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(n)
epidermis (epidermis%1:08:00::)
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cuticle (cuticle%1:08:00::)
(the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)
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(n)
skin cell (skin_cell%1:08:00::)
(any of the cells making up the skin)
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(n)
dermis (dermis%1:08:00::)
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corium (corium%1:08:00::)
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derma (derma%1:08:00::)
(the deep vascular inner layer of the skin)
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(n)
macule (macule%1:08:00::)
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macula (macula%1:08:01::)
(a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases)
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(n)
freckle (freckle%1:08:00::)
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lentigo (lentigo%1:08:00::)
(a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin)
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(n)
liver spot (liver_spot%1:08:00::)
(a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin)
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(n)
whitehead (whitehead%1:08:00::)
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milium (milium%1:08:00::)
(a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland)
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(n)
blackhead (blackhead%1:08:00::)
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comedo (comedo%1:08:00::)
(a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
part holonym
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(n)
pore (pore%1:08:00::)
(any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal)
S:
(n)
scab (scab%1:08:00::)
(the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion)
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(n)
sweat gland (sweat_gland%1:08:00::)
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sudoriferous gland (sudoriferous_gland%1:08:00::)
(any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration)
S:
(n)
free nerve ending (free_nerve_ending%1:08:00::)
(microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor)
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(n)
Pacinian corpuscle (pacinian_corpuscle%1:08:00::)
(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)
S:
(n)
wrinkle (wrinkle%1:25:00::)
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furrow (furrow%1:25:00::)
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crease (crease%1:25:01::)
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crinkle (crinkle%1:25:00::)
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seam (seam%1:25:01::)
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line (line%1:25:01::)
(a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface)
"his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
substance meronym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
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(n)
connective tissue (connective_tissue%1:08:00::)
(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)
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(n)
body covering (body_covering%1:08:00::)
(any covering for the body or a body part)
part holonym
derivationally related form