Epidermis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛpɪdˈɜːmɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɛpɪdˈɜːmɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɛpɪdˈɜːmɪs/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɛpɪdˈɜːmɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cuticle

Word Forms

epidermic	adjective	of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
epidermal	adjective	of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

épiderme

la couche externe de la peau recouvrant la surface extérieure du corps des vertébrés

🇮🇹Italian

epidermide

lo strato esterno della pelle che ricopre la superficie esterna del corpo dei vertebrati

🇳🇱Dutch

opperhuid

de buitenste laag van de huid die het buitenste lichaamsoppervlak van gewervelde dieren bedekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

epiderme

a camada externa da pele que cobre a superfície externa do corpo dos vertebrados

🇷🇺Russian

эпидермис

наружный слой кожи, покрывающий внешнюю поверхность тела позвоночных животных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एपिडर्मिस

कशेरुकियों के शरीर की बाहरी सतह को ढकने वाली त्वचा की बाहरी परत

🇧🇩Bengali

এপিডার্মিস

ত্বকের বাইরের স্তর মেরুদন্ডী প্রাণীদের শরীরের বাইরের পৃষ্ঠকে আচ্ছাদিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

மேல்தோல்

முதுகெலும்புகளின் வெளிப்புற உடல் மேற்பரப்பை உள்ளடக்கிய தோலின் வெளிப்புற அடுக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

బాహ్యచర్మం

సకశేరుకాల యొక్క బాహ్య శరీర ఉపరితలాన్ని కప్పి ఉంచే చర్మం యొక్క బయటి పొర

🇮🇳Marathi

बाह्यत्वचा

कशेरुकांच्या शरीराच्या बाह्य पृष्ठभागावर त्वचेचा बाह्य थर

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાહ્ય ત્વચા

કરોડરજ્જુના શરીરની બાહ્ય સપાટીને આવરી લેતી ત્વચાનો બાહ્ય પડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಪಿಡರ್ಮಿಸ್

ಚರ್ಮದ ಹೊರ ಪದರವು ಕಶೇರುಕಗಳ ಬಾಹ್ಯ ದೇಹದ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുറംതൊലി

കശേരുക്കളുടെ ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെ പുറംഭാഗത്തെ മൂടുന്ന ചർമ്മത്തിൻ്റെ പുറം പാളി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

表皮

覆盖脊椎动物体表的外层皮肤

🇯🇵Japanese

表皮

脊椎動物の体外表面を覆う皮膚の外層

🇰🇷Korean

표피

척추동물의 신체 외부 표면을 덮고 있는 피부의 바깥층

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biểu bì

lớp ngoài của da bao phủ bề mặt bên ngoài cơ thể của động vật có xương sống

🇹🇭Thai

หนังกำพร้า

ชั้นนอกของผิวหนังที่ปกคลุมพื้นผิวร่างกายภายนอกของสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kulit ari

lapisan luar kulit yang menutupi permukaan luar tubuh vertebrata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البشرة

الطبقة الخارجية من الجلد التي تغطي سطح الجسم الخارجي للفقاريات

🇮🇷Persian

اپیدرم

لایه بیرونی پوست که سطح خارجی بدن مهره داران را می پوشاند

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'epidermis' is 'the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates'.

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