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hypodermis
[ hahy-puh-dur-mis ]
noun
- Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- Botany. a tissue or layer of cells beneath the epidermis.
hypodermis
/ ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪs /
noun
- botany a layer of thick-walled supportive or water-storing cells beneath the epidermis in some plants
- zoology the epidermis of arthropods, annelids, etc, which secretes and is covered by a cuticle
Other Words From
- hypo·dermal adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hypodermis1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hypodermis1
Example Sentences
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.
The hypodermis, made of connective tissue and fat, provides structure and support over the skull.
Multi-layered full thickness skin was created which contained all three layers present in normal human tissue: epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis.
By histolysis certain parts of the hypodermis are destroyed, while other portions of it develop into the new structures.
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.
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