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in the skin vs at the skin

Both "in the skin" and "at the skin" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "In the skin" is used to describe something located within the skin, while "at the skin" is used to describe something in close proximity to the skin.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 766 views

in the skin

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe something located within the skin.

Use "in the skin" when referring to something that is physically located within the skin, such as a tattoo ink or a foreign object.

Examples:

The tattoo ink is embedded in the skin.
The doctor found a splinter in the skin.

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A split in the skin of reality.
There's fragments in the skin.
Common effects include: pins and needles, small swollen areas in the skin, pain, burning, irritation, bleeding, redness or rash.
Pseudomonas bacteria found in fish and their water that can infect people through abrasions and lacerations in the skin, resulting in a type of pneumonia.
Wooden splinters found in the skin and on the body.
I'll search for a latent opening in the skin.
You can see immediately that we have those projections in the skin.
There's a piercing in the skin.
Stain deep in the skin, calluses.
A biopsy showed silver in the skin.
Alan, amount of blood distending your vessels, imperfections in the skin...
A splinter of time in the skin.
They are wolves in the skin of sheep.
Absorbable dose (in vitro): represents that present on or in the skin following washing.
You must keep the needle in the skin and press down the injection button for at least 10 seconds.
Based on the fibers found embedded in the skin, we know that the rope is green and white nylon.
It's a rare African disease caused by an... infestation of worms in the skin.
At first I assumed he was being assaulted by another inmate, but it found this embedded in the skin in his back.
You know, there are certain advantages to being trapped in the skin of a psycho.
But it could be argued that the needle is holding back our immune responses; it's missing our immune sweet spot in the skin.

Alternatives:

under the skin
within the skin

at the skin

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe something in close proximity to the skin.

Use "at the skin" when referring to something that is near or touching the skin, but not necessarily within it.

Examples:

The lotion is applied at the skin's surface.
The fabric is rubbing at the skin.

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I took another look at the skin Dyson found.
One look at the skin and we figure we know just what's underneath.
The gastric acid in his stomach ate away at the skin, erased any trace of a print.
Photoirritation: a sub-species of the term 'phototoxicity', which is used to describe only those phototoxic reactions which are produced at the skin after exposure to chemicals (topically or orally).
After IONSYS has been removed, it may leave a small reddish mark at the skin site.
Irritation, itching and reddening of the skin at the application site.
2 - Use an alcohol swab to clean the skin at the injection site.
2 - Use an alcohol wipe to clean the skin at the injection site.
Clean the skin at the injection site using an alcohol wipe.
With one hand, gently pinch up the skin at the site of injection.
Clean the skin at the injection site using an alcohol wipe.
Gently pinch the skin at the injection site and insert the needle.
Press the skin at the insertion site as the needle is withdrawn, and maintain pressure for 30 seconds.
In very rare cases, seizures (convulsions) have occurredStinging or swelling of the skin at the site of injection may also occur.
Clean the skin at the site of injection using an alcohol wipe.
Remove with a clean and disinfected scalpel or vegetable knife the skin at the heel end of each tuber so that the vascular tissue becomes visible.
Remove with a clean and disinfected scalpel or vegetable knife the skin at the heel (stolon) end of each tuber so that the vascular tissues become visible.
Look at this, the skin becomes smooth once applied.
The amount of active substance-related material in the skin at the application site (almost exclusively unchanged pimecrolimus) remained practically constant for 10 days.
Apply topically to the skin at the base of the neck in front of the shoulder blades.

Alternatives:

on the skin
near the skin

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