epidermal

epidermal
epi·der·mal .ep-ə-'dər-məl adj of, relating to, or arising from the epidermis

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epi·der·mal (ep″ĭ-durґməl) 1. pertaining to or resembling epidermis. Called also epidermic. 2. epidermoid (def. 1).

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