skin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 covering of a human/animal body ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, clear, fine, flawless, good, healthy, perfect ▪ You want clear, healthy skin … Collocations dictionary
skin — n. & v. n. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a the skin of a flayed animal with or without the hair etc. b a material prepared from skins esp. of smaller animals (opp. HIDE(2)). 3 a person s skin with reference … Useful english dictionary
Skin flora — Depiction of the human body and bacteria that predominate The skin flora are the microorganisms which reside on the skin. Most research has been upon those that reside upon the 2 square metres of human skin. Many of them are bacteria of which… … Wikipedia
Skin effect — Skin depth redirects here. For the depth (layers) of biological/organic skin, see skin. Skin effect is the tendency of an alternating electric current (AC) to distribute itself within a conductor with the current density being largest near the… … Wikipedia
Skin depth — is a measure of the distance an alternating current can penetrate beneath the surface of a conductor.When an electromagnetic wave interacts with a conductive material, mobile charges within the material are made to oscillate back and forth with… … Wikipedia
Skin neoplasm — Skin cancer Classification and external resources A basal cell carcinoma. Note the pearly appearance and telangiectasia. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Skin biopsy — is a biopsy technique in which a skin lesion is removed and sent to the pathologist to render a microscopic diagnosis. It is usually done under local anesthetic in a physician s office, and results are often available in 4 to 10 days. It is… … Wikipedia
skin — [skin] n. [ME skinn < ON, akin to Ger schinden, to flay, peel < IE * (s)ken(d) , to split off (< base * sek , to cut: see SAW1) > OIr ceinn, a scale, scurf] 1. the outer covering or integument of the animal body 2. such a covering,… … English World dictionary
Skin popping — is a method of administration for the use of recreational drugs by injecting or placing the substance or drug under the skin. It can include subcutaneous placement or intradermal placement though is also rarely used to mean intramuscular… … Wikipedia
skin test — n a test (as a scratch test or a tuberculin test) for an allergic or immune response to a substance that is performed by administering the substance to or through the skin and is used esp. in detecting allergic hypersensitivity * * * any test in… … Medical dictionary
Through the Wormhole — with Morgan Freeman Also known as Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Genre Documentary … Wikipedia