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 Definitions of epidermis  [ˌɛp ɪˈdɜr mɪs]  

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Definition of 'epidermis' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) epidermis
the outermost, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the dermis.

2.  epidermis
the outer epithelial layer of animal tissue.

3.  epidermis
a thin layer of cells forming the outer integument of seed plants and ferns.

Etymology:  (1620–30; < LL < Gk epidermís. See epi -, derma1)

Definition of 'epidermis' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) epidermis, cuticle
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates


Definition of 'epidermis' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) epidermis
the outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis

2. (verb) epidermis
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


Definition of 'epidermis' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  epidermis
The external, nonvascular layer of the skin. It is made up, from within outward, of five layers of EPITHELIUM: (1) basal layer (stratum basale epidermidis); (2) spinous layer (stratum spinosum epidermidis); (3) granular layer (stratum granulosum epidermidis); (4) clear layer (stratum lucidum epidermidis); and (5) horny layer (stratum corneum epidermidis).



'epidermis' - Nearby Entries  

epidermal  epidermal cell  epidermic  epidermis  epidiascope  epididymis  epididymitis  



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