'Epidermis' definitions:
Definition of 'epidermis'
(from WordNet)
noun
The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates [syn: epidermis, cuticle]
Definition of 'Epidermis'
From: GCIDE
- Epidermis \Ep`i*der"mis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? over + ? skin, fr. ? to skin. See Tear, v. t.]
- 1. (Anat.) The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'epidermis'
From: GCIDE
- Periostracum \Per`i*os"tra*cum\, n.; pl. Periostraca. [NL., fr. Gr. peri` around + ? shell of a testacean.] (Zool.) A chitinous membrane covering the exterior of many shells; -- called also epidermis. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'epidermis'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blastoderm,
- border,
- circumference,
- corium,
- cortex,
- covering,
- crust,
- cursoriness,
- cutis,
- cutis vera,
- derma,
- dermis,
- ectoblast,
- ectoderm,
- endothelium,
- entoderm,
- envelope,
- epiblast,
- epithelium,
- exterior,
- exteriority,
- external,
- facade,
- face,
- facet,
- fringe,
- front,
- gloss,
- hypodermis,
- integument,
- lineaments,
- mere scratch,
- mesoderm,
- no depth,
- no water,
- outer face,
- outer layer,
- outer side,
- outer skin,
- outline,
- outside,
- pavement epithelium,
- periphery,
- pinprick,
- rind,
- scarfskin,
- scratch,
- shallowness,
- shell,
- shoaliness,
- skin,
- slightness,
- superficiality,
- superficies,
- superstratum,
- surface,
- top,
- triviality,
- true skin,
- veneer