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Derris vs Dermis - What's the difference?

derris | dermis |

As nouns the difference between derris and dermis

is that derris is a climbing leguminous plant of southeast asia and the southwest pacific islands, whose roots are a source of rotenone while dermis is (anatomy) the tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.

derris

English

Noun

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  • A climbing leguminous plant of Southeast Asia and the southwest Pacific Islands, whose roots are a source of rotenone.

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    dermis

    English

    Noun

  • (anatomy) The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.

    • Synonyms

    * (tissue) derm, derma, corium, cutis, cutis vera, true skin

    Derived terms

    * dermatitis * dermatoglyphics * dermatology * dermic * dermal * endodermis * epidermis * hypodermis * mesoderm

    Related terms

    * dermal

    See also

    * pustule * skin

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