epidermal

ˌɛpɪˈdɜːrməl

Definition

Definition of epidermal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

biology

TECH.

related to the outer skin layer

TECH.

The epidermal cells protect the body from pathogens.

cutaneous

dermal

plant

TECH.

pertaining to a plant's protective layer

TECH.

The epidermal tissue helps reduce water loss in plants.

cuticular

dermal

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Origin of epidermal

Greek, epi (upon) + derma (skin)

Terms with epidermal included in their meaning

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acantholysis

medical

loss of cohesion between epidermal cells

epidermoid

adj.

medical

similar to epidermal tissue but not identical

eusporangiate

adj.

plant

having sporangia from several epidermal cells

HER2

abbr.

abr: Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2

protein linked to some breast cancers

hypodermis

biology

epidermal layer secreting cuticle in arthropods

lichenification

dermatology

epidermal thickening with visible and palpable skin markings

Examples of epidermal in a sentence

The epidermal tissue regenerates quickly.
Epidermal cells protect the plant from pathogens.
The epidermal layer is crucial for plant health.

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French:épidermique, ...
German:epidermal, hautartig, ...
Italian:epidermico, ...
Spanish:epidérmico, cuticular, ...
Portuguese:epidérmico, relacionado com a epiderme, ...
Chinese:表皮的, 植物表皮的, ...
Japanese:表皮の, エピデーマルな, ...
Arabic:بَشَرَوِي, ظِهاري, ...
Hebrew:אֶפִּידֶרְמָלִי, אֶפִּידֶרְמָלִי, ...
Russian:эпидермальный, ...
Ukrainian:епідермальний, шкірний, ...
Hindi:एपिडर्मल, सतही, ...
Bengali:এপিডার্মাল, প্রতিরক্ষামূলক, ...
Catalan:epidèrmic, ...
Czech:epidermální, ...
Danish:epidermal, epidermalt, ...
Dutch:epidermale, opperhuid, ...
Greek:επιδερμικός, φλοιώδης, ...
Hungarian:epidermális, bőrszöveti, ...
Khmer:ស្រទាប់ស្បែកខាងក្រៅ, អេពីដែម, ...
Korean:표피의, 표피 관련의, ...
Persian:اپیدرمال, اپیدرمی, ...
Polish:naskórkowy, epidermalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):epidérmico, ...
Romanian:epidermic, cuticular, ...
Swedish:epidermal, ...
Thai:ผิวหนังชั้นนอก, ชั้นผิวของพืช, ...
Turkish:epidermal, deriyle ilgili, ...
Vietnamese:biểu bì, lớp biểu bì, ...

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Definition of epidermal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of epidermal

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