Definition
The outermost layer of skin in animals, consisting of multiple thin layers of cells that protect the body underneath.
Etymology
From Greek 'epi' (upon) and 'derma' (skin), literally meaning 'upon the skin.' This medical and anatomical term has been used since ancient Greek physicians studied human anatomy.
Kelly Says
Your epiderm is constantly shedding dead cells—you lose about 30,000 to 40,000 cells every minute, which means you'll shed your entire outer layer of skin roughly every two to four weeks!
Translations
ARالعربية
طبقة الجلد الخارجية
tab-qa-t al-j-d al-kha-ri-jiya
BNবাংলা
পরিস্রাব
pa-ri-sra-ab
CACatalà
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
CSČeština
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
DADansk
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
DEDeutsch
Epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
ELΕλληνικά
επιδερμίδα
e-pi-der-mi-da
ESEspañol
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
FAفارسی
اپیدرم
e-pi-der-m
FISuomi
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
FRFrançais
épiderme
e-pi-der-m
GUGU
એપિડેરમિસ
e-pi-der-mis
HAHA
Epidemiology
e-pi-dem-ee-o-lo-jee
HEעברית
אפידרמיס
e-pi-der-mis
HUMagyar
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
IDBahasa Indonesia
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
IGIG
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
ITItaliano
epidermide
e-pi-der-mide
KKKK
эпідермис
e-pi-der-mis
MSBahasa Melayu
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
NLNederlands
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
NONorsk
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
PAPA
એપિડેરમિસ
e-pi-der-mis
PLPolski
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
PTPortuguês
epiderme
e-pi-der-me
RORomână
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
RUРусский
эпидермис
e-pi-der-mis
SVSvenska
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
SWKiswahili
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
THไทย
ชั้นหนังกำพร้า
chan-nung-kam-pra
TLTL
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
TRTürkçe
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
UKУкраїнська
епідерміс
e-pid-er-mis
VITiếng Việt
lớp biểu bì
lop bieu bi
YOYO
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis
ZUZU
epidermis
e-pi-der-mis