Subcutis

Drawing of skin structure

Description

An inner layer of mammal skin that contains fat and connective tissue. The subcutis layer is found under the epidermis (outer or cuticle) and dermis (middle or cutis) layers.

Synonyms and Related Terms

hypodermis

Authority

• Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998