epidermic
Americanadjective
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“Well, with my new jeans life was entirely exterior … I had achieved epidermic self-awareness.”
From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2016
The Chaetopoda are characterized by the possession of horny epidermic chaetae embedded in the integument and moved by muscles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
It is often stated that the feathers of birds are a modification of the epidermic scales of reptiles, but investigation does not fully confirm this statement.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
As found in epidermic scrapings of ringworm, showing mycelium and spores.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
The friction ridges result from the fusion in rows of separate epidermic elements, such as the dot shown on the left.
From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)
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