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Epithelia vs Epidermis - What's the difference?

epithelia | epidermis |

As nouns the difference between epithelia and epidermis

is that epithelia is while epidermis is the outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis.

epithelia

English

Noun

(head)

    • epidermis

    English

    (wikipedia epidermis)

    Noun

    (epidermises)
  • The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
  • The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants

    • Synonyms

    * cuticle

    Derived terms

    * epidermal * epidermic * epidermoid

    See also

    * epithelium