hypodermis

American  

[hahy-puh-dur-mis] / ˌhaɪ pəˈdɜr mɪs /

Also hypoderm

noun

1. Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.

2. Botany. a tissue or layer of cells beneath the epidermis.

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hypodermis British  

/ ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪs /

noun

1. botany a layer of thick-walled supportive or water-storing cells beneath the epidermis in some plants

2. zoology the epidermis of arthropods, annelids, etc, which secretes and is covered by a cuticle

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Other Word Forms

• hypodermal
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of hypodermis

First recorded in 1865–70; hypo- + -dermis

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Example Sentences

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hypodermis

Similar to a hypodermic needle, a nematode uses its stylet to pierce cells and pull out food -- in this case from the pseudoscorpion's hypodermis, part of the outer covering known as the integument.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 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

They also found that the hypodermis contained downgrowths, the initial stage of early hair follicle formation.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024

The hypodermis, which holds about 50 percent of the body’s fat, attaches the dermis to the bone and muscle, and supplies nerves and blood vessels to the dermis.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

In other insects the imaginal disks are less completely disconnected from the superficies of the larval hypodermis, and may indeed be merely patches thereof.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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