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hypodermis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
hy-po-der-mis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.

noun

A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.

noun

A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English dermis English hypodermis From hypo- + dermis.

Inflected Forms

hypodermes (plural) hypodermises (plural) hypoderm (alternative)

Derived Forms

hypodermic

Synonyms

hypoderma subcutis superficial fascia tela subcutanea

Questions

What does hypodermis mean?
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
Where does hypodermis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English dermis English hypodermis From hypo- + dermis.

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