epitrichium

[ ep-i-trik-ee-uh m ]

/ ˌɛp ɪˈtrɪk i əm /

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

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

Words nearby epitrichium

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

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

Also called periderm.

OTHER WORDS FROM epitrichium

ep·i·trich·i·al, adjective

Medicine definitions for epitrichium

epitrichium

[ ĕp′ĭ-trĭk′ē-əm ]

n.

periderm