epidermis

• n. 上皮，表皮

epi-, 在上，在中。-derm, 皮肤，词源同dermal, hypodermic.

epidermis (n.)

1620s, from Late Latin epidermis, from Greek epidermis "the outer skin," from epi "on" (see epi-) + derma "skin" (see derma). Related: Epidermal; epidermic.

1. The external layer of skin is called the epidermis.

皮的外层叫表皮.

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2. There is a neoplasm originating in his leg's epidermis.

他的腿上有个生长在表皮上的肿瘤。

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3. The epidermis forms a continuous single layer of cells.

真皮是一个连续的单一细胞层.

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4. The dermis is composed of the connective tissue that supports the epidermis.

真皮是由支撑表皮的结蒂组织构成的.

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5. Within the epidermis develops a ring of parenchyma cells, the cortex.

在表皮细胞内有一个质壁细胞环, 即皮层.

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