An alternative or variant form of epidermis; the outer protective layer of skin in animals.
From Greek 'epiderm-' with the classical Latin feminine ending '-a,' forming a variant of the more common 'epidermis.' This form appears in older medical texts and some Romance language derivatives.
Different languages have their own versions of this word—'epiderma' in Spanish and 'épiderme' in French sound similar because they all share the same Greek root, showing how scientific Latin connected Europe's medical communities across borders.
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