hypodermis
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Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
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Botany. a tissue or layer of cells beneath the epidermis.
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botany a layer of thick-walled supportive or water-storing cells beneath the epidermis in some plants
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zoology the epidermis of arthropods, annelids, etc, which secretes and is covered by a cuticle
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The hypodermis, made of connective tissue and fat, provides structure and support over the skull.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
While scientists have previously 3D bioprinted thin layers of skin, Ozbolat and his team are the first to intraoperatively print a full, living system of multiple skin layers, including the bottom-most layer or hypodermis.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Multi-layered full thickness skin was created which contained all three layers present in normal human tissue: epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
Below these layers lies the hypodermis or subcutaneous adipose layer, which is not usually classified as a layer of skin.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The cells of the hypodermis multiply greatly, and lie one above the other in numerous layers.
From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
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