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EPIDERMICALLY

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ep⋅i⋅der⋅mis

  [ep-i-dur-mis]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1620–30; < LL: surface skin < Gk epidermís upper skin. See epi-, derma

Related forms:
ep⋅i⋅der⋅mal, ep⋅i⋅der⋅mic, adjective
ep⋅i⋅der⋅mi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Cultural Dictionary

epidermis [(ep-uh-dur-mis)]

The outside layers of the skin.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

epidermis 
1626, from Gk. epidermis, from epi- "on" + derma "skin."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: epi·der·mis
Pronunciation: -'d&r-m&s
Function: noun
1 : the outer epithelial layer of the external integument of theanimal body that is derived from the embryonic epiblast; specifically : the outer nonsensitive and nonvascular layer of the skin of a vertebrate that overlies the dermis
2 : any of various animal integuments
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

epidermis ep·i·der·mis (ěp'ĭ-dûr'mĭs)
n.
The nonvascular outer protective layer of the skin, covering the dermis.

ep'i·der'mal (-məl) or ep'i·der'mic adj.

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