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Webster 1913 Edition

Epidermis

Epˊi-der′mis

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Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] over + [GREEK] skin, fr. [GREEK] to skin. See
Tear
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
(Anat.)
The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See
Dermis
.
2.
(Bot.)
The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is lost, and never replaced.

Webster 1828 Edition

Epidermis

EPIDERM'IS

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Noun.
[Gr. skin.] In anatomy, the cuticle or scarf-skin of the body; a thin membrane covering the skin of animals, or the bark of plants.

Definition 2024

epidermis

epidermis

English

Noun

epidermis ‎(plural epidermises or epidermises)

  1. The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
  2. The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς ‎(epidermís), from ἐπί ‎(epí, “on top of”) + δέρμα ‎(dérma, “skin”).

Pronunciation

Noun

epidermis f ‎(genitive epidermidis); third declension

  1. epidermis, cuticle, surface skin

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative epidermis epidermidēs
genitive epidermidis epidermidum
dative epidermidī epidermidibus
accusative epidermidem epidermidēs
ablative epidermide epidermidibus
vocative epidermis epidermidēs

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Spanish

Noun

epidermis f ‎(plural epidermis)

  1. epidermis

Etymology

From Latin epidermis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς ‎(epidermís) (ἐπί, on top of) + dermis (< δέρμα(derma), skin)

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