| layer of granular nondividing cells lying above the stratum basale in most parts of the epidermis |
| membranous cellular tissue that covers a free surface or lines a tube or cavity of the body |
hypodermis hy·po·der·mis (hī'pə-dûr'mĭs) or hy·po·derm (hī'pə-dûrm')
n.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
See tela subcutanea.