How to Use dermis in a Sentence

dermis

noun
  • Bone first formed in the dermis or skin and the plates are known as dermal bone.
    — John Long, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2014
  • This is one of the few lasers that can target both the epidermis and the dermis.
    — Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Old, dead cells are shed and replenished with new, healthy ones from the layer beneath (the dermis).
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Most injuries that penetrate the dermis below the top layer of skin will leave a scar.
    — Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
  • So, any cream or gel that wants to counter aching joints and tight muscles needs to be able to get through the dermis but not as deep as the blood vessels.
    — Purbita Saha, Popular Science, 4 Jan. 2021
  • Cell growth phases and hair Each hair on our body sprouts from a follicle nestled in our skin’s dermis layer.
    — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The human dermis is awash with dendritic cells that act like scouts, moving around the skin and searching for foreign pathogens.
    — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Blue light can reach deeper to the second layer, the dermis, where most of the skin’s T cells are located.
    — Stav Ziv, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2017
  • Foam rolling is essentially plumping up the dermis, which overlies the pockets of fat that tend to bulge in cellulite.
    — Kristin Canning, Health, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The first phase of the treatment is microneedling to create microscopic, quick-healing wounds deep in the dermis.
    — Kaitlin Clark, Allure, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Second-degree burns reach the second layer of skin, known as the dermis, with the burn site appearing red, blistered and painful.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 25 July 2024
  • The dermis contains collagen and elastin to support its overall structure.
    — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 June 2022
  • This type of moisturizer works by pulling water from the dermis (the middle layer of the skin) into the skin surface.
    — Rosanna Sutherby, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
  • These immune cells are found in the epidermis and the layer beneath it, the dermis, which also houses nerves and blood vessels.
    — Matt Fuchs, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
  • To compensate, tattoo artists must inject the ink deeper than the customary two levels of the dermis.
    — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2016
  • Second-degree burns are more severe and impact the epidermis and dermis (the lower layer of skin).
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 29 Jan. 2018
  • In response to injury, the body rushes a team of blood cells called macrophages to the site of the tattoo to remove the ink particles that are now in the dermis.
    — Emily Rekstis, Allure, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Once this vital tissue is penetrated, the fruit acids can work on the next layer which is the water-soluble dermis.
    — Self, Glamour, 3 July 2017
  • Beneath the epidermis is the dermis, which contains blood vessels, nerves, and structures like hair follicles and sweat glands.
    — New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Together, the sound waves and the pressure work to send hair signal molecules past the skin barrier to the dermis through needles.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
  • This causes this epidermis layer to separate from the dermis (middle layer of skin) and form a burn blister.
    — Laura Schober, Health, 27 Dec. 2024
  • These kinds of gels help the microcurrent reach the skin, thus helping your products permeate the dermis and stimulate your muscles.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • This elasticity is due in large part to the network of elastin and collagen protein fibers that run through your dermis, the middle layer of your skin.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The higher the number, the more invasive the tumor is into the dermis and to other organs of the body in a process called metastasis.
    — Enrique Torchia, Fortune Well, 20 Aug. 2023
  • Sadick tells me that dermaplaning doesn't go deep enough to affect the active stem cells of hair follicles, which are located deeper down in the dermis.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Your skin may also actually feel hot and bubble up into small blisters if the burn reaches the inner layer of the skin, called the dermis.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 6 May 2022
  • The chemicals have a cooling effect, sending a tingle down your dermis and subsequently, your spine.
    — Iman Hariri-Kia, Teen Vogue, 11 June 2018
  • Then, the dermis, the middle layer of skin, consists of sweat glands, hair follicles, sensory neurons, and blood vessels.
    — Melanie Rud, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Safely rub homemade mixture into your skin when showering, and voila — dead skin doesn’t stand a chance against this dermis-friendly concoction.
    — Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
  • But most do not reach or only barely touch the underlying dermis, where the nerve endings lie, along with blood and lymph vessels and connective tissue.
    — Elizabeth O'Day, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2020

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