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Word: hypodermis (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • anatomy A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
  • An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
  • botany A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.

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