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 is directly involved in the process by which stem cells become fat," Ozbolat said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
"We printed directly into the injury site with the target of forming the hypodermis, which helps with wound healing, hair follicle generation, temperature regulation and more."
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 the epidermis and dermis is the subcutaneous tissue, or hypodermis, the fatty layer that contains blood vessels, connective tissue, and the axons of sensory neurons.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Before a moult actually occurs the cuticle becomes separated from its connexion with the underlying hypodermis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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