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Definitions for Epidermis
[1] Anatomy . the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium.
[2] Zoology . the outermost living layer of an animal, usually composed of one or more layers of cells.
[3] Botany . a thin layer of cells forming the outer integument of seed plants and ferns.
[4] Also called: cuticle the thin protective outer layer of the skin, composed of stratified epithelial tissue
[5] the outer layer of cells of an invertebrate
[6] the outer protective layer of cells of a plant, which may be thickened by a cuticle
Words related to Epidermis
wool, fur, coating, crust, surface, jacket, husk, membrane, rind, bark, sheath, leather, skin, hide, coat, hair, fell, slough, integument, parchment
Words nearby Epidermis
epidemiology, epidendrum, epidermal cyst, epidermal ridge, epidermalization, epidermis, epidermitis, epidermodysplasia, epidermodysplasia verruciformis, epidermoid, epidermoid carcinoma
Origin of Epidermis
1620–30; < Late Latin: surface skin < Greek epidermís upper skin. See epi-, derma1
Other words from Epidermis
ep·i·der·mal , ep·i·der·mic , adjective
ep·i·der·mi·cal·ly , adverb
ep′i•der′ mal (-məl ) null adj.
Word origin for Epidermis
C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from epi- + derma skin