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A thin layer of peculiar contractile tissue directly beneath the skin of the scrotum.

ud diathesis, A morbid condition of the system predisposing to the development of certain skin deseases, such as eczema, psoriasis, and pityriasis. Also called rheumic diathesis, and hipretism. Piffard.

A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly solely a by-product of chamois leather manufacture, but is now made for its own sake, being valuable as a dressing for hides.

delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame.

Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.

The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand. The demand [is] by the word of the holy ones. Dan. iv. 17. He that has confidence to turn his wishes into demands will be but a little wa…

ce; trust. Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul. T. Erskine.

A suffix or terminal formative, much used in anatomical terms, and signifying skin, integument, covering; as, blastoderm, ectoderm, etc.

The integument of animal; the skin.

Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic; as, the dermal secretions.

Of or pertaining to the skin.

Inflammation of the skin.

An anatomical description of, or treatise on, the skin.

One who discourses on the skin and its diseases; one versed in dermatology.

The science which treats of the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases.

Of or pertaining to skin diseases, or their cure.

A vegetable parasite, infesting the skin.

cts, the larvæ of which feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats, skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is D. lardarius, known as the bacon beetle.

Relating to the derm or skin.

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.