skin diving
skin-dive | underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel |
skin care
skincare | care for the skin |
galvanic skin response
GSR
psychogalvanic response
electrodermal response
electrical skin response
Fere phenomenon
Tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety, can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
pilomotor reflex
gooseflesh
goose bump
goosebump
goose pimple
goose skin
horripilation | reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation |
| layer | thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells |
| germ layer | (embryology) any of the layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation |
| layer | a hen that lays eggs |
hide
pelt
skin | body covering of a living animal |
| thick skin | skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros) |
| artificial skin | a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims |
layer
bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance, slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach |
| skin | an outer surface (usually thin), the skin of an airplane |
| skin | a bag serving as a container for liquids, it is made from the hide of an animal |
transdermal patch
skin patch | a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream |
waterskin
water skin | a container of skin for holding water |
complexion
skin color
skin colour | the coloring of a person's face |
skin
tegument
cutis | a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch, your skin is the largest organ of your body |
| skin graft | a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn |
| skin cell | any of the cells making up the skin |
stratum corneum
corneum
horny layer | the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off |
stratum germinativum
stratum basale
malpighian layer
rete Malpighii | the innermost layer of the epidermis |
bulbar conjunctiva
conjunctival layer of bulb
tunica conjunctiva bulbi | the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea |
palpebra conjunctiva
conjunctival layer of eyelids
tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum | the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids, continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva |
membrane
tissue layer | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
touch sense of touch
skin senses
touch modality
cutaneous senses | the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands), only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us |
tactual sensation tactility
touch perception
skin perceptiveness | the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain |
cutaneous sensation
haptic sensation
skin sensation | a sensation localized on the skin |
| skin test | any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin |
tuberculin test
tuberculin skin test | a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium, based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin |
level
layer
stratum | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth, a good actor communicates on several levels, a simile has at least two layers of meaning, the mind functions on many strata simultaneously |
| skin flick | a pornographic movie |
| layer cake | cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting |
potato skin
potato peel
potato peelings | crisp fried potato peeling |
peel
skin | the rind of a fruit or vegetable |
banana peel
banana skin | the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded), he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell |
D-layer
D region | the lowest region of the ionosphere ( tomiles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves |
Appleton layer
F layer
F region | the highest region of the ionosphere (fromto miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for longange radio transmission |
Heaviside layer
Kennelly-Heaviside layer
E layer
E region | a region of the ionosphere (fromtomiles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length |
| layer | a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another |
ozone layer
ozonosphere | a layer in the stratosphere (at approximatelymiles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun |
dermatologist
skin doctor | a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin |
skin-diver
aquanaut | an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder |
thin person
skin and bones
scrag | a person who is unusually thin and scrawny |
| boundary layer | the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface |
| skin effect | the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor |
| skin | a person's skin regarded as their life, he tried to save his skin |
skin disease
disease of the skin
skin disorder | a disease affecting the skin |
acanthoma
skin tumor | a neoplasm originating in the epidermis |
| skin cancer | a malignant neoplasm of the skin |
exanthem
exanthema
skin eruption | eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease |