epitrichium

[ ep-i-trik-ee-uhm ]

/ ˌɛp ɪˈtrɪk i əm /

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noun, plural ep·i·trich·i·ums.Embryology.

the outermost layer of the epidermis in most mammalian fetuses, usually disappearing before birth.

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Also called periderm.

Origin of epitrichium

1880–85; <New Latin epi- + -trichium<Greek tríchion, diminutive of thríx hair (see trichion); so called because hair develops under it in human embryos

OTHER WORDS FROM epitrichium

ep·i·trich·i·al, adjective

Words nearby epitrichium

epitome, epitomist, epitomize, epitope, epitrachelion, epitrichium, epitrochoid, epitympanic, epitympanum, Epivir, epixylous

Medical definitions for epitrichium

epitrichium

[ ĕp′ĭ-trĭk′ē-əm ]

periderm