Meaning of skin in English

Examples of skin

skin
These were, body weight and breast size, lymphocele aspiration, smoking, age, previous skin cancer, tumour stage and radiation dose.
Whether the recurrent episode is symptomatic or asymptomatic may depend, at least in part, on the number of virus particles present at the skin surface.
In a frictional, pluralistic, society, we expect persons to have a certain thickness of skin.
It is also considered a useful adjunct to all other treatments as part of skin cancer prevention.
We included all articles with a primary emphasis on health, such as articles focusing on breast cancer screening or skin cancer prevention.
The six to eight different maps in the interest-map sum were each salient features in themselves, such as skin-colour, motion, edges or colour saturation.
Several studies18,21,30 have shown that skin conductance is positively correlated with arousal.
Bodies here are a porous material where skin is less a limit than a portal.
Information on patients' skin colour was either obtained from the case records or from attending caregivers.
Three patients believed that the gel caused sedation; no troubles with skin irritation or muscle spasms were reported.
Thus, patients at this institution are now advised to continue with their normal skin care routine using lotion, deodorant and soap.
Year round, daily use is advised if the patient has a history of skin cancer, sun-damaged and ageing skin.
Patients with a history of skin cancer should be advised to use a broad-spectrum sunscreen or sunblock with a sun-protection factor of 15 or above.
Five categories of symptoms (skin and haemorrhagic, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurological and unexplained) were adopted for the case definition of the surveillance.
He was 5 feet 6 1/2 inches tall with dark skin, hazel eyes and black hair.
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Collocations with skin

skin

These are words often used in combination with skin.

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bare skin
Through this interface, she communicates her nudity, her bare skin.
dead skin
During their activities of foraging they slough off dead skin.
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exposed skin
Flies fed exclusively on the exposed skin of the limbs.
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Translations of skin

in Chinese (Traditional)
皮膚, 皮, 被剝下的(帶或不帶毛髮的)獸皮…
in Chinese (Simplified)
皮肤, 皮, 被剥下的(带或不带毛发的)兽皮…
in Spanish
piel, piel [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
pele, casca…
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肌, 皮膚, (野菜や果物の)皮…
deri, cilt, post…
peau [feminine], pelure [feminine], peau…
pell…
جِلْد, قِشْرة…
kůže, slupka, povlak…
hud, skræl, -skræl…
kulit, selaput, menguliti…
ผิวหนัง, เปลือก, ฝ้าที่อยู่ลอยบนผิวของเหลว…
da, bì, vỏ…
skóra, skórka, kożuch…
kulit, selaput, menguliti…
die Haut, die Schale, enthäuten…
hud [masculine], skall [neuter], skinn [neuter]…
피부, 껍질…
pelle, buccia, scorza…
кожа, шкура, кожура…
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