Epidermis

What do we mean by epidermis?

The outer, protective, nonvascular layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis. noun

An integument or outer layer of various invertebrates. noun

The outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plant. noun

In anatomy, the cuticle or scarfskin; the non-vascular outer layer of the skin. noun

In zoology, broadly, some or any outermost integument or tegumentary covering or envelop of the body, or some part of the body: a term nearly synonymous with exoskeleton. noun

In embryology, the outermost blastodermic membrane; the ectoderm or epiblast, which will in due course become an epidermis proper. noun

In conchology, specifically, the rind or peel covering the shell of a mollusk; the external animal integument of the shell, as distinguished from the shell-substance proper: commonly found as a tough, fibrous, or stringy dark-colored bark, which readily peels off in shreds. noun

In botany, the outer layer or layers of cells covering the surfaces of plants. noun

Also epiderm. noun

The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See dermis. noun

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. noun

The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis noun

The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants noun

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

The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis

The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants

Words that are spelled similarly to epidermis:
epidermis, epidermic, epidemic, epidermal, epidemics, epidermoid, exodermis, epiderm, epidermises, epidemia, epidemie, epidermidis, epidermitis.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word epidermis:
dermis, parenchyma, cambium, epidermal, stomata, papillary, stratum, sebaceous, integument, cuticle, frass, midrib, keratin, mesoderm, ectoderm, cocoon, pupa, dermal, phloem, wrinkled, silken, reticular, melanin, follicle, subcutaneous, outermost, squamous, papillae, connective, epithelium, instar, blisters, wrinkles, larva, fibroblasts, bmp, exoskeleton, collagen, spire, stratified, glands, granules, opaque, suture, skin, epithelial, cutaneous, leaf, waterproof, layer, pigment, tissue, blotch, longitudinal, fibrous, pores, neural, whorl, superficial, inflammatory, cells, layers, stalk, adhesive, strata, aperture, yellowish, basal, pore, tissues, sweat, conical, convex, whitish, vascular, larvae, gut, cortex, hairs, microscopic, penetration, migrate, fold, lesions, mine, penetrate, ridges, membrane, cavity, proliferation, nails, lining, thin, deposited, outer, nerve, stem, veins, antibodies, organs.

Words that rhyme with epidermis:
thermos, dermis, permiss, taxidermists, affirm us, confirm us, prefer miss.

Adjectives that are often used to describe epidermis:
lower, human, upper, normal, outer, thin, overlying, inner, thick, viable, thickened, entire, superficial, horny, mammalian, psoriatic, presumptive, intact, brown, interfollicular, hyperplastic, adjacent, acanthotic, ciliated, atrophic, embryonic, dorsal, larval, fetal, layered, murine, abaxial, smooth, adaxial, dead, underlying, isolated, transparent, delicate, ruptured, necrotic, pigmented, dry, cornified, stratified, reconstructed, keratinized, thicker, adult, detached, multiple, prospective, yellowish, cultured, green, cellular, healthy, uninvolved, nucellar, thinned, modified, tough, protective, amphibian, thinner, multilayered, hyperkeratotic, soft, primitive, walled, scaly, newborn, avascular, distinct, affected, yellow, brownish, basal, regenerating, wrinkled, unbroken, vertebrate, regenerated, mature, exfoliated, hairless, hardened.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective epidermis:
junction, interface, dermis, complex.

Consonant match to epidermis:
apodemus.

Words that sound like epidermis:
epidermis, hypodermis, epidermic, epidermal, epiderm, epidaurus, epidemics, ip address, epidemy, epidemia, epidemie, epidurals, hypoderma, epidemic, epirus, epidural, spareness, esdras, hypodermics.