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
They achieved both the hypodermis and dermis layers, with the epidermis forming within two weeks by itself.
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
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
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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