epidermic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“Well, with my new jeans life was entirely exterior … I had achieved epidermic self-awareness.”
From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2016
In August and September the epidermic papillae begin to be obvious, and from this time till February a continuous increase in the papillae and their pigmentation occur.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
Have you got an epidermic or somethin up north, Mable?
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The plumage is an epidermic structure, and therefore distinct from the connective tissue, but it is difficult to understand why a pigment factor though present in every cell has no effect on epidermic cells.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
A microscopic examination of the epidermic scrapings would be of crucial value in differentiating from ringworm.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
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