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Epidermis

Epidermis Definition And Meaning
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.

Epidermis Definition And Meaning

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

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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