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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They also found that the hypodermis contained downgrowths, the initial stage of early hair follicle formation.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024
"The hypodermis is directly involved in the process by which stem cells become fat," Ozbolat said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024
They achieved both the hypodermis and dermis layers, with the epidermis forming within two weeks by itself.
From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024
The hypodermis is not part of the skin, and lies below the dermis.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The adult caterpillar may be described as a creature the hypodermis of which is studded with buds that expand and form the butterfly, while the parts around them degenerate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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