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epitrichium

[ ep-i-trik-ee-uhm ]

noun

Embryology.
plural epitrichiums.
  1. the outermost layer of the epidermis in most mammalian fetuses, usually disappearing before birth.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð±èi·³Ù°ù¾±³¦³ói·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of epitrichium1

1880–85; < New Latin epi- + -trichium < Greek ³Ù°ùí³¦³ó¾±´Ç²Ô, diminutive of ³Ù³ó°ùí³æ hair ( trichion ); so called because hair develops under it in human embryos
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These last form a single superficial layer of flattened cells—the epitrichium—overlaying the cells of the Malpighian layer, which are cylindrical in shape and rapidly increase to form several layers.

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