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epidermal

American

[ep-i-durm-uhl] / ˌɛp ɪˈdɜrm əl /

adjective

of or relating to the epidermis of a human being, animal, or plant.

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These cells were also able to differentiate into a downstream epidermal cell type, keratinocytes, which represent a key cell type in the skin.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

These properties make epidermal hemoglobin a prime candidate for antioxidant activity and potentially other roles in barrier function.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

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

All animals are made of four types of tissue: epidermal, muscle, nerve, and connective tissues.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

After two days of minor irritation, a full-scale epidermal breakdown is under way.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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