"epidermis" meaning in English

See epidermis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌɛp.ɪˈdɜː.mɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛp.əˈdɝ.mɪs/ [Canada, General-American], /ˌep.ɪˈdɜː.mɪs/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-epidermis.wav Forms: epidermides [plural], epidermises [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin epidermis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís), ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Equivalent to epi- + dermis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|epidermis}} Latin epidermis, {{der|en|grc|ἐπιδερμίς}} Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís), {{prefix|en|epi|dermis}} epi- + dermis Head templates: {{en-noun|epidermides|+}} epidermis (plural epidermides or epidermises)
  1. The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis Categories (topical): Anatomy, Skin
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  2. The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants
    Sense id: en-epidermis-en-noun-lZC~jF3D Categories (other): English terms prefixed with epi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with epi-: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cuticle Derived forms: epidermal, epidermic, epidermoid, epidermology, neoepidermis, subepidermis Related terms: epithelium Translations (plant's outer layer): pokožka [feminine] (Czech), epidermo (Esperanto), epidermi (Finnish), päällysketto (Finnish), Epidermis [feminine] (German), επιδερμίδα (epidermída) [feminine] (Greek), epidermisz (Hungarian), epidermo (Ido), epidermide [feminine] (Italian), өң (öñ) (Kazakh), kiriwaho (Maori), blaszka [feminine] (Polish), epidermă [feminine] (Romanian), cneas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), balat-ugat (Tagalog), balatpuno (Tagalog), balatdahon (Tagalog) Translations (skin's outer layer in animals): بشرَة (bašara) [feminine] (Arabic), епидермис (epidermis) [masculine] (Bulgarian), epidermis [feminine] (Catalan), 表皮 (biǎopí) (Chinese Mandarin), pokožka [feminine] (Czech), opperhuid [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), epidermo (Esperanto), orvaskesi (Finnish), épiderme [masculine] (French), epiderme [feminine] (Galician), Oberhaut [feminine] (German), Epidermis [feminine] (German), επιδερμίδα (epidermída) [feminine] (Greek), epidermisz (Hungarian), felhám (Hungarian), epidermo (Ido), epidermide [feminine] (Italian), 表皮 (hyōhi) (Japanese), эпидерма (épiderma) (Kazakh), 표피 (pyopi) (Korean), epidermis [feminine] (Latin), epidermis [masculine] (Lithuanian), kiritai (Maori), kiriwaho (Maori), naskórek [masculine] (Polish), epiderme [feminine] (Portuguese), epidermă [feminine] (Romanian), эпиде́рма (epidérma) [feminine] (Russian), эпиде́рмис (epidérmis) [masculine] (Russian), cneas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), far-chraiceann [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), по̀кожица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pòkožica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), epidermis [feminine] (Spanish), överhud (Swedish), epidermis (Swedish), బహిశ్చర్మము (bahiścarmamu) (Telugu), బాహ్యచర్మము (bāhyacarmamu) (Telugu), หนังกำพร้า (nạngkảphr̂ā) (Thai), üst deri (Turkish), epiderm (Turkish), ngoại bì (Vietnamese), epidermis [masculine] (Welsh), argroen [masculine] (Welsh), uwchgroen [masculine] (Welsh)
Disambiguation of "plant's outer layer": 51 49 Disambiguation of "skin's outer layer in animals": 55 45

Inflected forms

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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "word": "epidermi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "word": "päällysketto"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Epidermis"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epidermída",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "επιδερμίδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "word": "epidermisz"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "word": "epidermo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epidermide"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "öñ",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "word": "өң"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "word": "kiriwaho"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "blaszka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "epidermă"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cneas"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "word": "balat-ugat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "word": "balatpuno"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "plant's outer layer",
      "word": "balatdahon"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "epidermis"
  ],
  "word": "epidermis"
}

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