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Epidermis
 
  Epidermis may refer to:
  • Epidermis (botany)
    Epidermis (botany)

    The epidermis is a single-layered group of cells that covers plants leaf, flowers, roots and Plant stem. It forms a boundary between the plant and the external world....
    , in plants, the outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plant
  • Epidermis (skin)
    Epidermis (skin)

    The epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin, composed of terminally differentiated stratified squamous epithelium, acting as the body's major barrier against an inhospitable environment....
    , in vertebrates, the outermost layer of the skin
  • Epidermis, in invertebrates, the outermost layers of skin of up to 30 layers of stratified squamous epithelium
    Squamous epithelium

    In anatomy, squamous epithelium is an epithelium characterised by its most superficial layer consisting of flat, scale-like cell called squamous cell....
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Epidermis is also the name of:
  • Epidermis (software)
    Epidermis (software)

    Epidermis is an open-source GTK+ application for changing the appearance of Linux desktops. The application allows the downloading and installation of themes that can alter the colours, Computer wallpaper, Icon , Cursor #Mouse_Cursor and several other aspects of the Desktop metaphor appearance....
    , an open-source GTK application for changing the appearance of Linux desktops.