Term Name: | outer epithelium |
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Synonyms: | epidermis, epidermis (sensu Metazoa), hypoderm, hypodermis, outer epidermal layer, outer epithelial layer |
Definition: | The epidermis is the entire outer epithelial layer of an animal, it may be a single layer that produces an extracellular material (e.g. the cuticle of arthropods) or a complex stratified squamous epithelium, as in the case of many vertebrate species[GO]. |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0007376] |