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investment
outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism
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thick skin
skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)
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skin graft
a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn
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buff
bare skin; naked
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dewlap
a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck
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foreskin, prepuce
a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis
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foreskin, prepuce
a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris
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scalp
the skin that covers the top of the head
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cuticle
the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
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agnail, hangnail
a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
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pellicle
thin protective membrane in some protozoa
