epidermal
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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"Compared with plants grown in the dark, the epidermal and inner tissues of plants grown in the light are more tightly bound together," Professor Soga said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
The institute evaluated skin regeneration using ultrasound measurements of skin thickness, elasticity UV protection and epidermal cell renewal to assess overall skin function.
From Science Daily • Dec. 26, 2025
Surface ectoderm is a dense sheet of epidermal progenitors, which gives rise to the surface covering of the body, such as skin, and the associated features of teeth, hair and fingernails.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024
When the gene is mutated, it overproduces the corresponding human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 protein to trigger unhinged cell division.
From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2023
“Since you’re an epidemiologist,” I said, “did you know that seventy percent of household dust is actually composed of human epidermal matter?”
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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