epidermic
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ep·i·der·mis
(ĕp′ĭ-dûr′mĭs)n.
1. The outer, protective, nonvascular layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis.
2. An integument or outer layer of various invertebrates.
3. The outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plant.
ep′i·der′mal (-məl), ep′i·der′mic adj.
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| Adj. | 1. | epidermic - of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula |
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ep·i·der·mic
a. epidérmico-a, rel. a la epidermis.
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