different between dermal vs epidermis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (dérma, “skin”) +? -al

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [?d??m??]

Adjective

dermal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue)

   The dermal muscles in the face are used to form expressions.

Translations

Noun

dermal (plural dermals)

1. A body piercing consisting of an object positioned partially below and partially above the skin.
   • 2013, Genia Gaffaney, The Art of Body Piercing

     Anchors with holes in the heel and toe of the foot are for dermals that are meant to be permanent. As the piercing heals, the tissue attaches to the foot around the holes, anchoring it in.

Anagrams

• Del Mar, Delmar, mardle, marled, medlar, merlad

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?l

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ????? (dérma, “skin”) +? -al, possible influenced by English dermal.

Adjective

dermal (not comparable)

1. dermal

Declension

Synonyms

• dermatal (rare)
• dermatisch
• Haut-

Further reading

• “dermal” in Duden online

Etymology 2

Adverb

dermal

1. Alternative form of dermalen

Further reading

• “dermal” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Spanish

Adjective

dermal (plural dermales)

1. dermal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epidermis, from Ancient Greek ????????? (epidermís), ??? (epí, “on top of”) + ????? (dérma, “skin”). Equivalent to epi- +? dermis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??.p?.?d??.m?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??.p?.?d?.m?s/

Noun

epidermis (plural epidermides or epidermises)

1. The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
2. The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants

Synonyms

• cuticle

Derived terms

• epidermal
• epidermic
• epidermoid

Translations

See also

• epithelium

Catalan

Noun

epidermis f (plural epidermis)

1. (anatomy) epidermis

Derived terms

• dermis

Related terms

• epidèrmic

Further reading

• “epidermis” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “epidermis” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “epidermis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “epidermis” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed form Latin epidermis, from Ancient Greek ????????? (epidermís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.pi?d?r.m?s/
• Hyphenation: epi?der?mis

Noun

epidermis f (plural epidermissen or epidermes)

1. (anatomy) epidermis

   Synonym: opperhuid

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (epidermís), from ??? (epí, “on top of”) + ????? (dérma, “skin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e.pi?der.mis/, [?p??d??rm?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.pi?der.mis/, [?pi?d??rmis]

Noun

epidermis f (genitive epidermidis); third declension

1. epidermis, cuticle, surface skin

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Related terms

• dermis

Descendants

• English: epidermis

References

• epidermis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• epidermis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epi?de?mis/, [e.pi?ð?e?.mis]

Noun

epidermis f (plural epidermis)

1. (anatomy) epidermis

Derived terms

• dermis

Related terms

• epidérmico

Further reading

• “epidermis” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.