When Tasers are fired, two metal barbs connected to the weapon by a thin wire pierce the skin before the charge is delivered.

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He's beginning to look like a guy with very thin skin.

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These devices use a microcurrent to gently push a drug into the patients skin for faster healing or cosmetic improvements, making a small, thin and flexible battery a necessity.

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The thin moonlight diluted her coffee skin to a milky pallor.

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The skin on a dog's stomach is thin and will be more painful for the healing process.

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