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

Etymology

Origin of hypodermis

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

Example Sentences

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

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

The hypodermis, made of connective tissue and fat, provides structure and support over the skull.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2024

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

In this moult the last abdominal segment of the first larva is entirely thrown off: not merely the outer skin, as in the case of the other segments, but also36 the hypodermis and the muscles.

From On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by Lubbock, John, Sir