surrounding skin

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surrounding
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səˈraʊn.dɪŋ/us
/səˈraʊn.dɪŋ/
that is everywhere ...
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skin
noun
uk
/skɪn/us
/skɪn/
the natural outer layer that covers a person, animal, ...
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(Definition ofsurroundingandskinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Their adhesiveness tosurroundingskinis higher than some surgical tapes, but they are non-adherent to wound tissue and do not damage epithelialization of the wound.
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Common warts have a characteristic cauliflower-like surface and are typically slightly raised above thesurroundingskin.
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Ensure that all of the ink has been covered with the product, but avoid thesurroundingskin.
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Severe crusting of the infected eye and thesurroundingskinmay also occur.
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It is characterised by pecking damage to the cloaca, thesurroundingskinand underlying tissue.
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The pouching system allows the stoma to drain into a sealed collection pouch, while protecting thesurroundingskinfrom contamination.
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When skin is burned, thesurroundingskinbegins to pull together, resulting in a contracture.
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Follicular nerves detect displacement of hair shafts and other nerve endings in thesurroundingskin detect vibration and distortions of the skin around the follicles.
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The eyes are brown or red, with pinksurroundingskin.
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More appropriate is titanium, which is less likely to irritatesurroundingskindue to its lack of nickel.
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It is similar to foundation, but thicker and used to hide different pigments by blending the imperfection into thesurroundingskintone.
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Soft corns (frequently found between adjacent toes) stay moist, keeping thesurroundingskinsoft.
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Some animals also exhibit colouration of the irises of the eye that match thesurroundingskin(blue eyes for pink skin, brown for dark).
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Their eyes are dark-on-dark: the iris is dark brown or even black and the same applies to the sclera andsurroundingskin.
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The laser takes one tenth of a second to create the opening, without damagingsurroundingskinor other structures.
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More appropriate is titanium, which due to lack of nickel is less prone to irritation ofsurroundingskin.
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The eyelids andsurroundingskinwill be swabbed with disinfectant.
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Some animals also exhibit colouration of the irises of the eye that match thesurroundingskin(blue eyes for white skin, brown for dark).
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They were to leave the paste on the wound overnight, and the following day, the skin cancer andsurroundingskinwould be anesthetized, and ready to be removed.
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The juncture where the lips meet thesurroundingskinof the mouth area is the vermilion border, and the typically reddish area within the borders is called the vermilion zone.
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