epidermal

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. relating to the outer layer of skin

Phrases & Collocations

epidermal layer

epidermal cells

epidermal growth factor

epidermal cell

Example Sentences

Epidermal cells of Thermopsis are polygonal or irregular;anticlinal walls of the epidermal cells are sinuate,sinuolate or straight.

A combination of apocrine hidrocystoma and epidermal inclusion cyst.

Mouse antihuman type 19 keratin monoclona l antibody (McAb) was used to detect epidermal regenerative stem cells.

Two specialized epidermal cells and a bipolar neuron are associated with each sensillum.

Objective: To observe affinity and tumoricidal power of monoclonal antibody EQ75 to epidermal growth factor receptor on glioma cells.

Exodermis An outermost layer of thickened or suberized cortical cells that sometimes replaces the epidermal layer in the older parts of roots if the epidermal cells have died.

Histopathology showed moderate hyperkeratosis and rete ridge elongation with the epidermal thinning above the papillar layer and a few melanophages in the dermis.

Dermal atypical lipomatous tumor/welldifferentiated liposarcoma obfuscated by epidermal inclusion cyst: A wolf in sheep's clothing?

Real-world Examples

When proto-oncogenes, like epidermal growth factor receptor and RAS, are activated, it turns them into oncogenes that promote cell division.

Source: Osmosis - Digestion

I will scan you now. Scan complete. You have a slight epidermal abrasion on your forearm. I suggest an anti-bacterial spray.

Source: Big Hero 6

Once it’s in, the virus causes epidermal cells to go into reproductive overdrive.

Source: SciShow Quick Questions and Answers Small Science Popularization

Since the proboscis goes through both the epidermal and dermal layers, the cells in those layers are susceptible to infection by Zika virus.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

Some breast cancers also have mutations in the ERBB2 gene that increase human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, or HER-2, which when activated, promotes the growth of cells.

Source: Osmosis - Reproduction

Epidermal cells divide, move outwards, die, and form the skin's tough outer layer, which gradually sheds off in single cells far too small to see.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Initially, ink is deposited into the epidermis as well, but as the skin heals, the damaged epidermal cells are shed and replaced by new, dye-free cells with the topmost layer peeling off like heeling sunburn.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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