INTEGUMENTUM COMMUNE
\ˌɪntɪɡjuːmˈɛntəm kˈɒmjuːn], \ˌɪntɪɡjuːmˈɛntəm kˈɒmjuːn], \ˌɪ_n_t_ɪ_ɡ_j_uː_m_ˈɛ_n_t_ə_m k_ˈɒ_m_j_uː_n]\
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The common integument, cutis, derma, skin; the membrane covering the body and continuous, at the various orifices, with the mucous membrane of the alimentary, respiratory, and urogenital tracts; it is composed of two strata: the superficial epidermis and the deep dermis or corium, and contains the sweat and sebaceous glands, the hair-follicles, and the touch corpuscles.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
