Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
- noun Botany A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
- noun Anatomy A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing a varying number of fat cells.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In annelids, as the earthworm, a thick layer, below the cuticula, of reticulated or nucleated tissue, in the meshes of which is a copious transparent gelatinous substance. It is considered by some as probably representing both the dermis and the epidermis of other animals.
- noun In entomology, a soft cellular substance or tissue lining the abdominal wall of an insect, within the chitinous investment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Biol.) Same as
hypoblast . - noun (Zoöl.) Same as
Hypoderma , 2.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinouscuticle , as inarthropods . - noun botany A layer of cells lying immediately below the
epidermis . - noun anatomy A
subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath thedermis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods
Etymologies
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Examples
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Just as in humans, the hypodermis is the connective tissue layer underlying the dermis of the skin.
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Skin is composed of three primary layers: the epidermis, which provides waterproofing and serves as a barrier to infection; the dermis, which serves as a location for the appendages of skin; and the hypodermis, which is called the basement membrane.
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[3] The term 'hypodermis' frequently applied to this layer is misleading.
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"hypodermis", Caapap is marked as dying, and PVR and DVC are neurons.
Planet Python 2008
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There is the outer layer known as the epidermis, the dermis in the middle and the inner hypodermis.
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The key area is the dermis, a layer of skin sandwiched between the outer epidermis and the deep hypodermis.
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The former involves damage to the outer layer of skin the epidermis and the underlying dermis; the latter involves damage to all three layers of skin—epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis—and often destroys underlying fat, muscle, nerve, and bone tissue.
Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005
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The former involves damage to the outer layer of skin the epidermis and the underlying dermis; the latter involves damage to all three layers of skin—epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis—and often destroys underlying fat, muscle, nerve, and bone tissue.
Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005
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The former involves damage to the outer layer of skin the epidermis and the underlying dermis; the latter involves damage to all three layers of skin—epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis—and often destroys underlying fat, muscle, nerve, and bone tissue.
Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005
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The former involves damage to the outer layer of skin the epidermis and the underlying dermis; the latter involves damage to all three layers of skin—epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis—and often destroys underlying fat, muscle, nerve, and bone tissue.
Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005
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