epidermis

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin epidermis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermis) (ἐπί, on top of) + dermis (< δέρμα(derma), skin)

Noun

epidermis (plural epidermises)

1. The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
2. The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants

Synonyms

• cuticle

Derived terms

• epidermal
• epidermic
• epidermoid

See also

• epithelium

Translations

skin's outer layer in animals

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 表皮 (cmn) (biǎopí)

• Czech: pokožka (cs) f
• Dutch: opperhuid (nl)
• Finnish: orvaskesi (fi)
• French: épiderme (fr) m
• German: Oberhaut (de) f, Epidermis (de) f
• Greek: επιδερμίδα (el) (epiδermíδa) f
• Hungarian: epidermisz (hu), felhám (hu)
• Italian: epidermide (it) f
• Japanese: 表皮 (ja)

• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: epidermis (la) f
• Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
• Maori: kiritai (mi)
• Polish: naskórek (pl) m
• Portuguese: epiderme (pt) f
• Russian: эпидерма (ru) (epidérma) f, эпидермис (ru) (epidérmis) m
• Scottish Gaelic: cneas (gd) m, far-chraiceann (gd) m
• Serbian: pokožica f
• Spanish: epidermis (es) f
• Swedish: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

plant's outer layer

• Czech: pokožka (cs) f
• Esperanto: epidermo (eo)
• Finnish: epidermi (fi)
• Greek: επιδερμίδα (el) (epiδermíδa) f

• Hungarian: epidermisz (hu)
• Italian: epidermide (it) f
• Scottish Gaelic: cneas (gd) m

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermis), from ἐπί (epi, “on top of”) + δέρμα (derma, “skin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /e.piˈder.mis/

Noun

epidermis (genitive epidermidis); f, third declension

1. epidermis, cuticle, surface skin

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	epidermis	epidermidēs
genitive	epidermidis	epidermidum
dative	epidermidī	epidermidibus
accusative	epidermidem	epidermidēs
ablative	epidermide	epidermidibus
vocative	epidermis	epidermidēs

Related terms

• dermis

Descendants

• English: epidermis