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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 granulosum the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum; contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to the surface
  • malpighian layer the innermost layer of the epidermis
  • epidermal cell any of the cells making up the epidermis
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