epi'dermal
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epidermis (ˌɛpɪˈdɜːmɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: cuticle the thin protective outer layer of the skin, composed of stratified epithelial tissue |
| 2. | the outer layer of cells of an invertebrate |
| 3. | the outer protective layer of cells of a plant, which may be thickened by a cuticle |
| [C17: via Late Latin from Greek, from | |
| epi'dermal | |
| —adj | |
| epi'dermic | |
| —adj | |
| epi'dermoid | |
| —adj | |
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