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Definitions of epidermis
  1. noun
    the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

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  • hair any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
  • scale a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
  • mantle (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
  • hypodermic relating to or located below the epidermis
  • subcutaneous relating to or located below the epidermis
  • exfoliation a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
  • scurf a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
  • stratum basale the innermost layer of the epidermis
  • acantholysis a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)
  • stratum lucidum the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles
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