— hypodermal , adj.
/huy'peuh derr"mis/ , n.
1. Zool. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
2. Bot. a tissue or layer of cells beneath the epidermis.
Also, hypoderm .
[ 1865-70; HYPO- + -DERMIS ]