cutis /cu·tis/ (ku´tis) the skin.
cutis anseri´na transitory elevation of the hair follicles due to contraction of the arrectores pilorum muscles; a reflection of sympathetic nerve discharge.
cutis hyperelas´tica Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
cutis lax´a a group of connective tissue disorders, usually hereditary, in which the skin hangs in loose pendulous folds; believed to be associated with decreased elastic tissue formation and an abnormality in elastin formation.
cutis rhomboida´lis nu´chae thickening of the skin of the neck with striking accentuation of its markings, giving an appearance of diamond-shaped plaques.
cutis ver´ticis gyra´ta enlargement and thickening of the skin of the scalp, which lies in folds resembling gyri and sulci of the brain.
cutis rhom·boi·da·lis nu·chae (r m boi-d  l s n k , ny-)n. A condition in which the skin on the back of the neck becomes leathery and furrowed and appears to have rhomboid configurations, caused by aging or prolonged exposure to sunlight. |
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