hypodermis

noun hy·po·der·mis \ˌhī-pə-ˈdər-məs\

Definition of HYPODERMIS

: the tissue immediately beneath the epidermis of a plant especially when modified to serve as a supporting and protecting layer

: the cellular layer that underlies and secretes the chitinous cuticle (as of an arthropod)

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1866

Medical Dictionary

noun hy·po·der·mis \ˌhī-pə-ˈdər-məs\

: the cellular layer that underlies and secretes the chitinous cuticle (as of an arthropod)

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