Epidermis

Noun

 * 1) The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
 * 2) The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants

Synonyms

 * cuticle

Derived terms

 * epidermal
 * epidermic
 * epidermoid

Thesaurus
blastoderm, border, circumference, corium, cortex, covering, crust, cursoriness, cutis, cutis vera, derma, dermis, ectoblast, ectoderm, endothelium, entoderm, envelope, epiblast, epithelium, exterior, exteriority, external, facade, face, facet, fringe, front, gloss, hypodermis, integument, lineaments, mere scratch, mesoderm, no depth, no water, outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outline, outside, pavement epithelium, periphery, pinprick, rind, scarfskin, scratch, shallowness, shell, shoaliness, skin, slightness, superficiality, superficies, superstratum, surface, top, triviality, true skin, veneer

Etymology
From epidermis:, from  ἐπιδερμίς: (ἐπί, on top of) + dermis (< δέρμα(derma), skin)

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: opperhuid
 * Finnish:
 * German: Oberhaut, Epidermis
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: epidermisz, felhám
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Hungarian: epidermisz, felhám
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:


 * Latin:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: эпидерма, эпидермис
 * Scottish Gaelic:, far-chraiceann
 * Serbian: pokožica
 * Spanish:
 * Serbian: pokožica
 * Spanish:


 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * Greek:


 * Hungarian: epidermisz
 * Italian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:

Etymology
From ἐπιδερμίς:, from ἐπί: + δέρμα:.

Noun

 * 1) epidermis, cuticle, surface skin

Descendants

 * English: