ĕpĭdermis, ĭdis, f., = ἐπιδερμίς,
the surface-skin , cuticle , Veg. Vet. 2, 61, 1.
·vt The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. ·see <<Dermis>>. II. Epidermis ·...
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