different between epidermis vs scarfskin

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.

English

Etymology

Compare scurf.

Noun

scarfskin (usually uncountable, plural scarfskins)

1. (archaic) The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, especially that which forms the cuticle of a nail.