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Noun: epidermis  ,e-pi'dur-mis
  1. The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
    - cuticle

Derived forms: epidermises

Type of: stratum

Part of: cutis, skin, tegument

Encyclopedia: Epidermis

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