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Definition of epidermis in English: epidermisnoun ˌɛpɪˈdəːmɪsˌɛpəˈdərməs Anatomy Zoology 1The surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis. Example sentencesExamples - The thickness of the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue varies from person to person and from one part of the body to another.
- A second-degree burn involves the epidermis, the dermis and usually forms blisters that may be the result of superficial or deep dermal necrosis.
- The skin consists of an epidermis, dermis, adipose tissue layer and subcutaneous connective tissue.
- At the end of gastrulation, the epidermis only covers the dorsal region and the ventral region is bare.
- Although it is composed of two primary layers, the outer epidermis and the inner dermis, it also contains arteries, veins, nerve fibers, sweat glands and hair follicles among other things.
- 1.1Botany The outer layer of tissue in a plant, except where it is replaced by periderm.
Example sentencesExamples - Leaves are composed of various kinds of tissues, including epidermis, mesophyll, bundle sheath, and vascular bundles.
- Tomato is a fleshy fruit composed of different tissues: the epidermis, the pericarp and the placenta, and locular tissue including seeds (pulp).
- Guard cells are located in the epidermis of plant leaves and, in pairs, form stomatal pores.
- In the epidermis of third-year leaves, the densest silica deposition was observed in silica cells of both the adaxial and abaxial epidermises as in first-year leaves.
- The plant epidermis is a multifunctional tissue playing important roles in water relations, defence and pollinator attraction.
Derivatives adjective ˌɛpɪˈdəːməlˌɛpəˈdərm(ə)l Relating to or denoting the outer layer of cells covering an organism. the epidermal layers of skin Example sentencesExamples - epidermal thickening
- Other clays totally mask light penetration and stop gas exchange on epidermal leaf and fruit cells.
- Feeding occurred with tube feet extended through the orals and by epidermal uptake of nutrients.
- It is hypothesized that ions diffuse through the epidermal walls and enter the short cells at their outer tangential plasma membranes.
adjective Fourteen genes were mapped to this region; of these, 11 were expressed in the skin (5 epidermic cytokeratin and 6 hard keratin genes), but none were mutated in hague mice. Example sentencesExamples - The membranous outer periclinal wall of the epidermic cells would favour water absorption, thus enhancing the adherence and germination capacity, as in some examples of the family Lamiaceae.
adjective ˌɛpɪˈdəːmɔɪdˌɛpəˈdərˌmɔɪd Relating to or characteristic of the outer layer of cells covering an organism. Example sentencesExamples - The radiologic differential diagnosis included eosinophilic granuloma, hemangioma, and epidermoid tumor.
- This syndrome carries an increased risk of colorectal cancer and associated osteomas, epidermoid cysts and sesmoid tumors.
- Since the submission of this manuscript, we have seen a second worker from the Rhode Island plant with a lung carcinoma, this one an epidermoid carcinoma in a current smoker.
Origin Early 17th century: via late Latin from Greek, from epi 'upon' + derma 'skin'. Definition of epidermis in US English: epidermisnounˌɛpəˈdərməsˌepəˈdərməs Anatomy Zoology 1The surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis. Example sentencesExamples - At the end of gastrulation, the epidermis only covers the dorsal region and the ventral region is bare.
- Although it is composed of two primary layers, the outer epidermis and the inner dermis, it also contains arteries, veins, nerve fibers, sweat glands and hair follicles among other things.
- A second-degree burn involves the epidermis, the dermis and usually forms blisters that may be the result of superficial or deep dermal necrosis.
- The thickness of the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue varies from person to person and from one part of the body to another.
- The skin consists of an epidermis, dermis, adipose tissue layer and subcutaneous connective tissue.
- 1.1Botany The outer layer of tissue in a plant, except where it is replaced by periderm.
Example sentencesExamples - The plant epidermis is a multifunctional tissue playing important roles in water relations, defence and pollinator attraction.
- In the epidermis of third-year leaves, the densest silica deposition was observed in silica cells of both the adaxial and abaxial epidermises as in first-year leaves.
- Tomato is a fleshy fruit composed of different tissues: the epidermis, the pericarp and the placenta, and locular tissue including seeds (pulp).
- Guard cells are located in the epidermis of plant leaves and, in pairs, form stomatal pores.
- Leaves are composed of various kinds of tissues, including epidermis, mesophyll, bundle sheath, and vascular bundles.
Origin Early 17th century: via late Latin from Greek, from epi ‘upon’ + derma ‘skin’. |