cutaneous
Relating to skin
Cutaneous means relating to or affecting the skin.
The term appears in medical and scientific contexts: cutaneous reaction, cutaneous infection, cutaneous nerves.
It's the technical equivalent of "skin" used as an adjective: a cutaneous lesion is a skin lesion.
Outermost tissue layer
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- eczemaInflammatory skin disorder
- psoriasisImmune system attacks skin cells
dermatitis · acne · lesion · biopsy · papules · comedones · nevus · hives
Of the touching sense
- touchPerceiving through physical contact
- itchUrge to scratch
- prickleTiny sharp point
- tingleSlight stinging sensation
numbness · sensitivity · pain · warmth · cold · pressure · tickle · burning
Outermost tissue layer
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- melanocytesPigment-producing skin cells
- sebaceousOil-secreting, of skin
- follicleSkin cavity growing strands
keratin · melanin · collagen · elastin · stratum · hypodermis · Merkel · adipose
Body's outer layer
- complexionSkin tone, appearance
- textureSurface tactile quality
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
- poresMinute dermal openings
sebum · hair · sweat · oiliness · dryness · elasticity · wrinkles · blemishes
epidermis
Outermost tissue layer
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- eczemaInflammatory skin disorder
psoriasis · dermatitis · acne · lesion · biopsy · papules · comedones · nevus · hives · rash
tactile
Of the touching sense
tingle · numbness · sensitivity · pain · warmth · cold · pressure · tickle · burning · hypersensitivity
epidermis
Outermost tissue layer
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- melanocytesPigment-producing skin cells
- sebaceousOil-secreting, of skin
follicle · keratin · melanin · collagen · elastin · stratum · hypodermis · Merkel · adipose · capillaries
skin
Body's outer layer
- complexionSkin tone, appearance
- textureSurface tactile quality
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
pores · sebum · hair · sweat · oiliness · dryness · elasticity · wrinkles · blemishes · moles
- tissuesadipose, neural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone
- hapticshaptic feedback, tactile, vibration, force feedback, tactile feedback
- epidemiologyepidemic, epidemiology, pandemic, outbreak, endemic
- Diphtheriadiphtheria, pseudomembrane, DPT vaccine
cutaneousinternal
Situated within
visceral · subcutaneous · systemic · deep · intramuscular