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Meanings of epidermis in English

Portuguese
epiderme
Catalan
cutícula

The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates.

        epiderme

        The upper or outer layer of the two main layers of tissue that make up the skin.

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              Examples for "epiderm"
              Examples for "epiderm"
              1
              Contact cooling was used to protect epiderm.
              Pubmed
              2
              EPIDERM: the outer layer of the skin.
              The Evolution of Man — Volume 1
              Usage of epidermis in English
              1
              However, they did not bind human or mouse epidermis by indirect immunofluorescence.
              Pubmed
              2
              Vitamin D is a seco-steroid hormone, produced photochemically in the animal epidermis.
              Pubmed
              3
              There was nothing to interfere with the healthy activity of his epidermis.
              Vitality Supreme
              4
              A small spot beneath the epidermis due to an effusion of blood.
              Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
              5
              Once I removed some of the epidermis, the colors started to pop.
              A necessary evil
              6
              Human pigmentation is contained solely in the epidermis, the skin's outer layer.
              Spider bones: a novel
              7
              Immunohistochemical staining showed that the enzyme was predominantly localized in the epidermis.
              Pubmed
              8
              The outermost layers of the epidermis are dead and are continuously shed.
              The Irish Times
              9
              The peeling epidermis looked translucent, like the delicate film inside an egg.
              Death du Jour
              10
              Nothing speaks more of a gutted economy than a building without its epidermis.
              The Irish Times
              11
              No effects were observed on cells from primary cultures of normal murine epidermis.
              Pubmed
              12
              Examine the epidermis on the back of the hand and palm.
              Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
              13
              Skin pigmentation is a result of melanin produced by melanocytes in the epidermis.
              Pubmed
              14
              The epidermis will close over, and the cutis and the pellis.
              Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
              15
              The exoskeleton grew longer and the tough epidermis stretched to accommodate the growth.
              Alien: Covenant
              16
              Quite the toughest epidermis I have met with in my whole professional career.
              The Motormaniacs
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              Translations for epidermis
              Portuguese
              epiderme
              Epidermis through the time
              Epidermis across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common