hypodermis

[ hahy-puh-dur-mis ]
/ ˌhaɪ pəˈdɜr mɪs /

noun

Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
Botany. a tissue or layer of cells beneath the epidermis.
Also hy·po·derm [hahy-puh-durm] /ˈhaɪ pəˌdɜrm/.

Origin of hypodermis

First recorded in 1865–70; hypo- + -dermis

OTHER WORDS FROM hypodermis

hy·po·der·mal, adjective

Words nearby hypodermis

hypodermic, hypodermic injection, hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe, hypodermic tablet, hypodermis, hypodermoclysis, hypodontia, hypodorian, hypodorian mode, hypodynamia

Example sentences from the Web for hypoderm

British Dictionary definitions for hypoderm (1 of 2)

hypoderm
/ (ˈhaɪpəˌdɜːm) /

noun

a variant of hypodermis

Derived forms of hypoderm

hypodermal, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for hypoderm (2 of 2)

hypodermis

hypoderm

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪs) /

noun

botany a layer of thick-walled supportive or water-storing cells beneath the epidermis in some plants
zoology the epidermis of arthropods, annelids, etc, which secretes and is covered by a cuticle

Word Origin for hypodermis

C19: from hypo- + epidermis

Medical definitions for hypoderm

hypodermis
[ hī′pə-dûr′mĭs ]

n.

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