The epidermis is the outermost of the three layers that comprise the skin, the inner layers being the dermis and hypodermis. The epidermis layer provides...
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The epidermis (from the Greek ἐπιδερμίς, meaning "over-skin") is a single layer of cells that covers the leaves, flowers, roots and stems of plants. It...
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In zoology, the epidermis is an epithelium (sheet of cells) that covers the body of a eumetazoan (animal more complex than a sponge). Eumetazoa have a...
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epidermal or epidermis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin of a human or other vertebrate animal. Epidermis may also...
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Integumentary system (section Epidermis)
organ, made up of at least two major layers of tissue: the epidermis and the dermis. The epidermis is the outermost layer, providing the initial barrier to...
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Skin condition (section Epidermis)
layers via diffusion from the dermis, since the epidermis is without direct blood supply. The epidermis contains four cell types: keratinocytes, melanocytes...
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Human skin (section Epidermis)
Skin is composed of three primary layers: the epidermis, the dermis and the hypodermis. The epidermis, "epi" coming from the Greek language meaning "over"...
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Keratinocytes are the primary type of cell found in the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin. In humans, they constitute 90% of epidermal skin cells...
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The dermis or corium is a layer of skin between the epidermis (with which it makes up the cutis) and subcutaneous tissues, that primarily consists of...
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