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SKIN |
Epidermis |
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EPIDERM |
The epidermis. |
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SCARFSKIN |
See Epidermis. |
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SUBEPIDERMAL |
Situated immediately below the epidermis. |
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CUTICLE |
The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin. |
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EPIDERMOID |
Like epidermis; pertaining to the epidermis. |
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EPIDERMAL |
Of or pertaining to the epidermis; epidermic; cuticular. |
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DERMATOGEN |
Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a
forming condition. |
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PERIOSTRACUM |
A chitinous membrane covering the exterior of many
shells; -- called also epidermis. |
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NAIL |
The horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the
fingers and toes of man and many apes. |
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DESQUAMATION |
The separation or shedding of the cuticle or
epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones. |
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PINENCHYMA |
Tabular parenchyma, a form of cellular tissue in which
the cells are broad and flat, as in some kinds of epidermis. |
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CORN |
A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the
toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome. |
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EFFLOWER |
To remove the epidermis of (a skin) with a concave
knife, blunt in its middle part, -- as in making chamois leather. |
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WART |
A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by
enlargement of its vascular papillae, and thickening of the epidermis
which covers them. |
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HYPODERMA |
A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and
performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal
tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is developed as collenchyma. |
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DERMIS |
The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin
or epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma, corium, cutis, and
enderon. See Skin, and Illust. in Appendix. |
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HAIR |
An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of
several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal
hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar). |
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STIGMA |
That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and is
fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the terminal portion, and
is commonly somewhat... |
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EPITHELIUM |
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canal and all its appendages, all glands and their ducts, blood vessels
and lymphatics, serous cavities, etc. It often includes the epidermi... |