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epitrichium

[ ep-i-trik-ee-uhm ]

noun

, Embryology.
, plural ep·i·trich·i·ums.
  1. the outermost layer of the epidermis in most mammalian fetuses, usually disappearing before birth.


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Other Words From

  • epi·trichi·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epitrichium1

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

These last form a single superficial layer of flattened cells—the epitrichium—overlaying the cells of the Malpighian layer, which are cylindrical in shape and rapidly increase to form several layers.

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