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hypodermis

[ hahy-puh-dur-mis ]

noun

  1. Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
  2. Botany. a tissue or layer of cells beneath the epidermis.


hypodermis

/ ËŒ³ó²¹Éª±èəˈ»åɜ˳¾Éª²õ /

noun

  1. botany a layer of thick-walled supportive or water-storing cells beneath the epidermis in some plants
  2. zoology the epidermis of arthropods, annelids, etc, which secretes and is covered by a cuticle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó²âp´Ç·»å±ð°ùm²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hypodermis1

First recorded in 1865–70; hypo- + -dermis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hypodermis1

C19: from hypo- + epidermis
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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.

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The hypodermis, made of connective tissue and fat, provides structure and support over the skull.

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Multi-layered full thickness skin was created which contained all three layers present in normal human tissue: epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis.

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By histolysis certain parts of the hypodermis are destroyed, while other portions of it develop into the new structures.

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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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