epidermic
Americanadjective
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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
It is often stated that the feathers of birds are a modification of the epidermic scales of reptiles, but investigation does not fully confirm this statement.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
Uro-Skinneri sounds like something medical and epidermic, but then we're informed that its sepals and petals Are "reticulated in tender brown and broad rosy-mauve," which immediately sends one "off the metals."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, June 18, 1892 by Various
It is covered with epidermic cells which multiply rapidly, thus accounting for the rapid growth of the hair.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
Such a stimulation must affect the living epidermic cells of the feather papilla.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
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