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Like layer of skin partially under microscope
Answer for the clue "Like layer of skin partially under microscope ", 6 letters:
dermic
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Word definitions for dermic in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context anatomy English) Of or relating to the dermis or skin.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to or located in the dermis [syn: dermal ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dermic \Der"mic\, a. Relating to the derm or skin. (Anat.) Pertaining to the dermis; dermal. Underneath each nail the deep or dermic layer of the integument is peculiarly modified. --Huxley. Dermic remedies (Med.), such as act through the skin. [1913 Webster] ...
Usage examples of dermic.
The extendable pressure dermic that occupied the place where a bird's tongue would be just missed making contact with his exploring fingers.
Like the stinger of a dying wasp, the dermic stabbed wildly, seeking flesh to penetrate.
Only when Cardenas was certain the device was utterly defunct did he draw back his foot, and only then did the dermic, nearly as long as his hand when fully extended, cease trying to impale him.
A glance was sufficient to allow Cardenas to spot the fully extended dermic that was aimed right at him.