Look up: epidermis

1. epidermis
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ep′i-dĕrm′is, -derm′i-dēz Definitions: 1. The superficial epithelial portion of the skin (cutis). The thick epidermis of the palms and soles contains the following strata, from the surface: stratum corneum (keratin layer), stratum lucidum (clear ...
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2. epidermis
   The outermost layer of cells or skin. This tissue often contains specialized cells for defense, gas exchange, or secretion.
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3. epidermis
   The superficial layer of cells occurring on all plant parts.
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4. Epidermis
   Outermost layer of cells on plants or animals. The outermost, non-vascular layer of the skin.
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5. epidermis
   (Life processes and cells) the outer protective layer of the skin
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6. epidermis
   [n] - the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
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7. Epidermis
   The outer layer of the skin.
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8. Epidermis
   The outermost layer of the skin. It is made up of 5 layers. The deepest of these contains the cells that divide to form all the cells and layers above it.
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9. Epidermis
   the outer layer of the skin
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10. Epidermis
    the outermost layer of the skin [Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 2004]
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11. epidermis
    The outer layer of the skin
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12. EPIDermIS
    Erlanger Patient Informations of the Dermatology Internet Service. Erlanger Patienten Informationen des Dermatologie Internet Service
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13. Epidermis
    the outer, protective layer of the skin
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14. Epidermis
    The outer protective layer of the skin.
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15. 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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16. epidermis
    the outermost layer of cells on the primary plant body Category: Botany and zoology
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17. Epidermis
    Skin; the outer cellular layer of the body wall, which secretes mucus.
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18. 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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19. 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 . ...
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20. 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...
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21. epidermis
    cuticle noun the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
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22. 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 layer), stratum spinosu...
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23. 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.
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24. 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]
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25. 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]
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