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Cuticular :: Cuticular (a.) Pertaining to the cuticle, or external coat of the skin; epidermal..

Wart :: Wart (n.) A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by enlargement of its vascular papillae, and thickening of the epidermis which covers them..

Epidermical :: Epidermical (a.) Epidermal.

Dermatogen :: Dermatogen (n.) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition..

Hair :: Hair (n.) 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)..

Enepidermic :: Enepidermic (a.) Applied to the skin without friction; -- said of medicines.

Epidermatoid :: Epidermatoid (a.) Epidermoid.

Subepiglottic :: Subepidermal (a.) Situated immediately below the epidermis.

Keratin :: Keratin (n.) A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, and the like. It is an insoluble substance, and, unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or pancreatic juice. By decomposition with sulphuric acid it yields leucin and tyrosin, as does albumin. Called also epidermose..

Dermatogen :: Dermatogen (n.) Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming condition..

Epidermal :: Epidermal (a.) Of or pertaining to the epidermis; epidermic; cuticular.

Epidermis :: Epidermis (v. t.) The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is lost, and never replaced..

Epithelium :: Epithelium (n.) The superficial layer of cells lining the alimentary canal and all its appendages, all glands and their ducts, blood vessels and lymphatics, serous cavities, etc. It often includes the epidermis (i. e., keratin-producing epithelial cells), and it is sometimes restricted to the alimentary canal, the glands and their appendages, -- the term endothelium being applied to the lining membrane of the blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities..

Efflower :: Efflower (v. t.) To remove the epidermis of (a skin) with a concave knife, blunt in its middle part, -- as in making chamois leather..

Epidermatic :: Epidermatic (a.) Epidermal.

Periostracum :: Periostracum (n.) A chitinous membrane covering the exterior of many shells; -- called also epidermis.

Scarfskin :: Scarfskin (n.) See Epidermis.

Epidermoid :: Epidermoid (a.) Like epidermis; pertaining to the epidermis.

Desquamation :: Desquamation (n.) The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones..

Pinenchyma :: Pinenchyma (n.) 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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