Definition of Epidermis. Meaning of Epidermis. Synonyms of Epidermis

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Definition of Epidermis

epidermis
Periostracum Per`i*os"tra*cum, n.; pl. Periostraca. [NL., fr. Gr. ? around + ? shell of a testacean.] (Zo["o]l.) A chitinous membrane covering the exterior of many shells; -- called also epidermis.
Epidermis
Epidermis 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.

Meaning of Epidermis from wikipedia

- The epidermis is the outermost of the three layers that comprise the skin, the inner layers being the dermis and hypodermis. The epidermal layer provides...
- In zoology, the epidermis is an epithelium (sheet of cells) that covers the body of a eumetazoan (animal more complex than a sponge). Eumetazoa have a...
- epidermal or epidermis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin of a human or other vertebrate animal. Epidermis may also...
- The epidermis (from the Gr**** ἐπιδερμίς, meaning "over-skin") is a single layer of cells that covers the leaves, flowers, roots and stems of plants. It...
- Skin is composed of three primary layers: the epidermis, the dermis and the hypodermis. The epidermis, "epi" coming from the Gr**** language meaning "over"...
- organ, made up of at least two major layers of tissue: the epidermis and the dermis. The epidermis is the outermost layer, providing the initial barrier to...
- The dermis or corium is a layer of skin between the epidermis (with which it makes up the cutis) and subcutaneous tissues, that primarily consists of...
- cells, constituting 95% of the epidermis, while Merkel cells, melanocytes and Langerhans cells are also present. The epidermis can be further subdivided into...
- layers via diffusion from the dermis, since the epidermis is without direct blood supply. The epidermis contains four cell types: keratinocytes, melanocytes...
- stratum germinativum) is the deepest layer of the five layers of the epidermis, the external covering of skin in mammals. The stratum basale is a single...