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    Epidermis
    the outer, protective layer of the skin
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    Epidermis
    The outer protective layer of the skin.
    Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf
    
    
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    Epidermis
    Epidermis: The upper or outer layer of the two main layers of cells that make up the skin. The epidermis is mostly made up of flat, scale-like cells called squamous cells. Under the squamous cells are round cells called basal cells. The deepest part of the epidermis also contains melanocytes. These ...
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    Epidermis
    Skin; the outer cellular layer of the body wall, which secretes mucus.
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    epidermis
    Outer epithelial layer of a plant or animal. May be a single layer that produces an extracellular material (as for example the cuticle of arthropods), or a complex stratified squamous epithelium, as in the case of many vertebrate species.
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    Epidermis
    Ep`i·der'mis noun [ Latin , from Greek ...; ... over + ... skin, from ... to skin. See Tear , transitive verb ] 1. (Anat.) The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis . ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/54
    
    
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    epidermis
    1. <dermatology> The basal layer of the mammalian epidermis contains cells that undergo repeated divisions. The cells outwards from a particular basal cell are often derived from this cell or a nearby one so that columns of cells exist running outwards from the stem cell in the basal layer fro...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?epidermis
    
    
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    epidermis
    cuticle noun the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
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    epidermis
    (ep″ĭ-dur´mis) pl. epider´mides the outermost and nonvascular layer of the skin, derived from the embryonic ectoderm, varying in thickness from 0.07 to 1.4 mm. On the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, from within outward there are five layers or strata: the stratum basale (basal...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
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    Epidermis
    • (v. t.) 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. • (v. t.) The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/epidermis/
    
    
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    epidermis
    in zoology, protective outermost portion of the skin. There are two layers of epidermis, the living basal layer, which is next to the dermis, and the ... [9 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/36
    
    
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    epidermis
    in botany, outermost, protoderm-derived layer of cells covering the stem, root, leaf, flower, fruit, and seed parts of a plant. The epidermis and ... [7 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/36
    
    
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    Epidermis
    [botany] The epidermis is a single-layered group of cells that covers plants` leaves, flowers, roots and stems. It forms a boundary between the plant and the external environment. The epidermis serves several functions, it protects against water loss, regulates gas exchange, secretes metabol...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidermis_(botany)
    
    

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