About The Word Epidermis
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Epidermis
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What's The Definition Of Epidermis?
[n] the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
Synonyms | Synonyms for Epidermis: cuticle Related Terms | Find terms related to Epidermis: blastoderm | border | circumference | corium | cortex | covering | crust | cursoriness | cutis | cutis vera | derma | dermis | ectoblast | ectoderm | endothelium | entoderm | envelope | epiblast | epithelium | exterior | exteriority | external | facade | face | facet | fringe | front | gloss | hypodermis | integument | lineaments | mere scratch | mesoderm | no depth | no water | outer face | outer layer | outer side | outer skin | outline | outside | pavement epithelium | periphery | pinprick | rind | scarfskin | scratch | shallowness | shell | shoaliness | skin | slightness | superficiality | superficies | superstratum | surface | top | triviality | true skin | veneer See Also | corneum | cutis | epidermal cell | horny layer | malpighian layer | mantle | pallium | rete Malpighii | skin | stratum | stratum basale | stratum corneum | stratum germinativum | stratum granulosum | stratum lucidum | tegument Epidermis In Webster's Dictionary \Ep`i*der"mis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? over + ? skin,
fr. ? to skin. See {Tear}, v. t.]
1. (Anat.) The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin;
cuticle; scarfskin. See {Dermis}.
2. (Bot.) The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both
surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when
they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is
lost, and never replaced.
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