The biological process by which tissue becomes converted into or develops characteristics similar to epidermis, or forms a new outer skin layer.
From epidermis plus the suffix '-ize' (to make or become) plus '-ation' (the noun form of a process), creating a technical medical term that describes the transformation of tissue into epidermal-like structures.
When you have a burn or wound, epidermidalization is literally your body's healing superpower—stem cells in the deeper layers transform into epidermal cells to cover and protect the injury, which is why cuts don't stay open forever!
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