epidermal layer

collocation in English

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epidermal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌep.ɪˈdɜː.məl/us
/ˌep.əˈdɝː.məl/
for, in, or relating to the epidermis (= the thin outer layer of ...
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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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(Definition ofepidermalandlayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Despite the application of numerous cercariae, there was no evidence of peeling back of theepidermallayer.
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Glucocorticoid receptors were localized immunohistochemically and found in the upperepidermallayer of pavement and filament cells, and in the leucocytes migrating in these layers.
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In the case illustrated, hyphae have penetrated theepidermallayerof the cotyledon, the cells of which are highly deteriorated.
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Within the dermal andepidermallayerof bat wing skin, the connective tissue and muscle fibers provide the structural support.
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The fungus only infects theepidermallayerand can be easily scraped off with a fingernail.
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The mine is narrow, serpentine and close to the upperepidermallayer, widening terminally.
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Unlike optical imaging, ultrasonic sensors use very high frequency sound waves to penetrate theepidermallayerof skin.
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They are first produced as rounded cushions and as theepidermallayerruptures, a brown elongated disc is exposed.
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As theepidermallayercontinually replaces itself, cells are pushed outward where they eventually die and flake off.
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Hence, in addition to theepidermallayer, the dermal layer will also be damaged.
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In old stems theepidermallayer, cortex, and primary phloem become separated from the inner tissues by thicker formations of cork.
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These granules release components that are required for skin shedding (desquamation) in the uppermostepidermallayer, the stratum corneum.
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The mine consists of a tortuous gallery under upper theepidermallayer, following the rib to the leaf margin, which it then follows.
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Development of these structures can either occur just below the cuticle or below theepidermallayerof the tissue.
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The most prominent features of theepidermallayerof the patagia are the scales.
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Spending time in a river has been shown to stimulate an animal's metabolism and facilitates the seasonal renewal of theepidermallayer.
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It draws nutrients from the plant via haustoria that penetrate theepidermallayer.
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The mine is narrw, serpentine, rather scribble-like and close to the upperepidermallayer, widening terminally.
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The highest concentrations of 7-dehydrocholesterol are found in theepidermallayerof skin, specifically in the stratum basale and stratum spinosum.
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Mines are always started at the upperepidermallayer.
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