English Explanatory Dictionary

epidermis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌɛp.ɪˈdɜː.mɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-epidermis.wav /ˌɛp.əˈdɝ.mɪs/ /ˌep.ɪˈdɜː.mɪs/

Word forms

epidermis epidermides epidermises

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epidermis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís), ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Equivalent to epi- + dermis.

Synonyms

cuticle

Related words

epithelium

Derived words

epidermal epidermic epidermoid epidermology neoepidermis subepidermis

Translations

Arabic: بشرَة Bulgarian: епидермис Catalan: epidermis Chinese Mandarin: 表皮 Czech: pokožka Dutch: opperhuid Esperanto: epidermo Finnish: orvaskesi French: épiderme Galician: epiderme German: Oberhaut German: Epidermis Greek: επιδερμίδα Hungarian: epidermisz Hungarian: felhám Ido: epidermo Italian: epidermide Japanese: 表皮 Kazakh: эпидерма Korean: 표피 Latin: epidermis Lithuanian: epidermis Māori: kiritai Māori: kiriwaho Polish: naskórek Portuguese: epiderme Romanian: epidermă Russian: эпиде́рма Russian: эпиде́рмис Scottish Gaelic: cneas Scottish Gaelic: far-chraiceann Serbo-Croatian: по̀кожица Serbo-Croatian: pòkožica Spanish: epidermis Swedish: överhud Swedish: epidermis Telugu: బహిశ్చర్మము Telugu: బాహ్యచర్మము Thai: หนังกำพร้า Turkish: üst deri Turkish: epiderm Vietnamese: ngoại bì Welsh: epidermis Welsh: argroen Welsh: uwchgroen
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