transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌe-pə-ˈdər-məs ]
noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from epi- + derma skin — more at derm-
Date: 1626
1.
a. : the outer epithelial layer of the external integument of the animal body that is derived from the embryonic epiblast ; specifically : the outer nonsensitive and nonvascular layer of the skin of a vertebrate that overlies the dermis
b. : any of various animal integuments
2. : a thin surface layer of tissue in higher plants formed by growth of a primary meristem