Dermis

n. layer of skin below the epidermis (Anatomy, Zoology)

The dermis is a layer of skin beneath the epidermis that consists of connective tissue and cushions the body from stress and strain. The dermis is tightly connected to the epidermis by a basement membrane. It also harbors many nerve endings that provide the sense of touch and heat. It contains the hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands, apocrine glands and blood vessels. The blood vessels in the dermis provide nourishment and waste removal to its own cells as well as the Stratum basale of the epidermis.
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Dermis /der·mis/ corium; the layer of the skin deep to the epidermis, consisting of a bed of vascular connective tissue, and containing the nerves [more]Dermis - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
(synonym) corium, derma
(hypernym) stratum
(part-holonym) skin, tegument, cutis

n. dermis, layer of skin below the epidermis (Anatomy, Zoology)