HYPODERMIS


Meaning of HYPODERMIS in English

— 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 ]

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