English > epidermis: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates. |
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| Synonym | cuticle |
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| Part of | skin, tegument, cutis | A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch |
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| Parts | epidermal cell | Any of the cells making up the epidermis |
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| stratum corneum, corneum, horny layer | The outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off |
| stratum germinativum, stratum basale, malpighian layer, rete Malpighii | The innermost layer of the epidermis |
| stratum granulosum | The layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum |
| stratum lucidum | The layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles |
| Narrower | mantle, pallium | (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell |
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| Broader | stratum | One of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) |
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| Spanish | cutícula, epidermis |
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| Catalan | cutícula, epidermis |
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| Adjectives | epidermal, epidermic | of or relating to a cuticle / cuticle or cuticula |
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