HYPODERMIS


Meaning of HYPODERMIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-pə-ˈdər-məs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: circa 1866

1. : the tissue immediately beneath the epidermis of a plant especially 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.