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outer epitheliumImported
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007376

The epidermis is the entire outer epithelial layer of an animal, it may be a single layer that produces an extracellular material (e.g. the cuticle of arthropods) or a complex stratified squamous epithelium, as in the case of many vertebrate species[GO].

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Exact Synonyms
epidermis (sensu Metazoa)
epidermis
outer epidermal layer
outer epithelial layer
Related Synonyms
hypoderm
hypodermis