HYPODERMIS


Meaning of HYPODERMIS in English

[hy.po.der.mis] n [NL] (ca. 1866) 1: the tissue immediately beneath the epidermis of a plant esp. when modified to serve as a supporting and protecting layer

2: the cellular layer that underlies and secretes the chitinous cuticle (as of an arthropod)

3: superficial fascia

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