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epidermis
Epidermis is defined as the outer layer of skin, cells or tissue.
(noun)The skin on your body is an example of epidermis.
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See epidermis in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the outermost layer of the skin in vertebrates, having no blood vessels and consisting of several layers of cells, covering the dermis
- the outermost layer of cells covering seed plants and ferns
- any of various other integuments
Origin: LL < Gr < epi-, upon (see epi-) + derma, the skin: see derma
See epidermis in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The outer, protective, nonvascular layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis.
- An integument or outer layer of various invertebrates.
- The outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plant.
Origin:
Origin: Late Latin
Origin: , from Greek
Origin: : epi-, epi-
Origin: + derma, skin; see der- in Indo-European roots
.Related Forms:
- epˌi·derˈmal (-məl), epˌi·derˈmic adjective
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