skin diving skin-dive | underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel |
skin care skincare | care for the skin |
internal control | an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc. |
respiration internal respiration cellular respiration | the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules, processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs |
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 |
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 |
internal drive | a drive mounted inside of a computer |
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 |
internal organ viscus | a main organ that is situated inside the body |
inner ear internal ear labyrinth | a complex system of interconnecting cavities, concerned with hearing and equilibrium |
internal carotid artery | the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the head |
internal iliac artery hypogastric artery | the inner branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body, divides into several branches that supply blood to the pelvic and gluteal areas |
labyrinthine artery artery of the labyrinth internal auditory artery | an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth |
internal maxillary artery | the maxillary artery that supplies deep structure of the face and some of the meninges |
testicular artery internal spermatic artery arteria testicularis | a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles |
internal cerebral vein vena cerebrum internus | two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein |
hypogastric vein internal iliac vein | a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein |
internal jugular vein | a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater, joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein |
labyrinthine vein internal auditory vein | veins that drain the inner ear |
hormone endocrine internal secretion | the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
female internal reproductive organ | the reproductive organs of a woman |
male internal reproductive organ | the reproductive organs of a man |
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 |
representation mental representation internal representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image |
internal medicine general medicine | the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults) |
skin flick | a pornographic movie |
internal rhyme | a rhyme between words in the same line |
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 |
Internal Revenue Service IRS | the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections |
dermatologist skin doctor | a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin |
internal auditor | an auditor who is an employee of the company whose records are audited and who provides information to the management and board of directors |
skin-diver aquanaut | an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder |
tax collector taxman exciseman collector of internal revenue internal revenue agent | someone who collects taxes for the government |
thin person skin and bones scrag | a person who is unusually thin and scrawny |