epidermis
Anatomy. the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium.
Zoology. the outermost living layer of an animal, usually composed of one or more layers of cells.
Botany. a thin layer of cells forming the outer integument of seed plants and ferns.
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Origin of epidermis
1Other words from epidermis
- ep·i·der·mal, ep·i·der·mic, adjective
- ep·i·der·mi·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use epidermis in a sentence
This caused the coating to tightly adhere to the robotic finger, essentially creating a primer coat that the researchers could then seed with epidermal keratinocytes, the most common kind of cells in the outermost layer of human skin, the epidermis.
Scientists Used Human Cells to Make Self-Healing ‘Living Skin’ for Robots | Edd Gent | June 13, 2022 | Singularity HubThe team then poured a liquid containing human keratinocyte cells onto the finger, which formed an outer skin layer, or epidermis.
Scientists grew living human skin around a robotic finger | Maria Temming | June 9, 2022 | Science NewsOf these coats he rightly supposes the outermost to be merely the epidermis of the middle membrane or testa.
Dry is the epidermis,A vein no longer bleeds— And the communis vermisUpon the warrior feeds.
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousGuapo had made the hammocks, having woven the cords out of the epidermis of the leaf of a noble palm, called “tucum.”
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne Reid
The lining of the stomach now forms the outer skin, and the former epidermis constitutes the lining of the stomach.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsThis acid tinges the skin of a yellow colour, which does not disappear till the epidermis be changed.
British Dictionary definitions for epidermis
/ (ˌɛpɪˈdɜːmɪs) /
Also called: cuticle the thin protective outer layer of the skin, composed of stratified epithelial tissue
the outer layer of cells of an invertebrate
the outer protective layer of cells of a plant, which may be thickened by a cuticle
Origin of epidermis
1Derived forms of epidermis
- epidermal, epidermic or epidermoid, adjective
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Scientific definitions for epidermis
[ ĕp′ĭ-dûr′mĭs ]
The protective outer layer of the skin. In invertebrate animals, the epidermis is made up of a single layer of cells. In vertebrates, it is made up of many layers of cells and overlies the dermis. Hair and feathers grow from the epidermis.
The outer layer of cells of the stems, roots, and leaves of plants. In most plants, the epidermis is a single layer of cells set close together to protect the plant from water loss, invasion by fungi, and physical damage. The epidermis that is exposed to air is covered with a protective substance called cuticle. See more at photosynthesis.
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Cultural definitions for epidermis
[ (ep-uh-dur-mis) ]
The outside layers of the skin.
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