| Dermic | a. 1. Relating to the derm or skin. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Anat.) Pertaining to the dermis; dermal. [ 1913 Webster ] Underneath each nail the deep or dermic layer of the integument is peculiarly modified. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ] Dermic remedies (Med.), such as act through the skin. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Dermis | ‖n. [ NL. See Derm. ] (Anat.) The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma, corium, cutis, and enderon. See Skin, and Illust. in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ] |