Definition of Hypodermis

1. Noun. Layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods.

Generic synonyms: Layer
Group relationships: Body Covering
Derivative terms: Hypodermal, Hypodermic

Definition of Hypodermis

1. n. Same as Hypoblast.

Definition of Hypodermis

1. Noun. An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods. ¹

2. Noun. (botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hypodermis

1. [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Hypodermis

1. A layer of cells below the epidermis. (11 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypodermis

hypoderma
hypodermal
hypodermas
hypodermatic
hypodermatoclysis
hypodermatomy
hypodermatosis
hypodermic
hypodermic injection
hypodermic needle
hypodermic needles
hypodermic syringe
hypodermic tablet
hypodermically
hypodermics
hypodermis (current term)
hypodermises
hypodermoclyses
hypodermoclysis
hypodermolithiasis
hypoderms
hypodermyiasis
hypodiastole
hypodicrotous
hypodigm
hypodigms
hypodiploid
hypodiploidies
hypodiploidy
hypodipsia

Literary usage of Hypodermis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"The hypodermis.—The active living part of the body- wall consists of a layer of cells, which is termed the hypodermis (Fig. 41, h). The hypodermis is a ..."

2. Text-book of the Embryology of Invertebrates by Eugen Korschelt, Karl Heider, Edward Laurens Mark, William McMichael Woodworth, Matilda Bernard, Martin Fountain Woodward (1899)
"Such transformation affects especially the hypodermis, the intestinal canal, ... hypodermis. The hypodermis of the imago arises through an extension of the ..."

3. Text-book of Comparative Anatomy by Arnold Lang, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1891)
"At a later stage the processes of the imaginal discs which are connected with the hypodermis shorten and become hollow. The larval hypodermis then opens ..."

4. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology by Museum of Comparative Zoology, John E. Cadle, Harvard University (1891)
"In other respects the nuclei of the retinal region and the surrounding hypodermis are essentially similar. The optic nerve (Fig. 1, n. opt. ..."

5. The Elements of Vegetable Histology by Charles William Ballard (1921)
"On surface view, which is the most frequently had when examining powdered materials, epidermal cells show rectangular and polygonal forms. hypodermis. ..."

6. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by John Lubbock (1902)
"the hypodermis and the muscles. This larva, as will be seen by the figure, resembles a barrel or egg in FIG. ..."

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