HYPODERMIS - Definition

Pronunciation:		`hIpu'durmis
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods

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	See Also:	body covering, layer

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Hyp`o*der"mis\, n. [NL. See {Hypo-}, and {Derma}.] 1. (Biol.) Same as {Hypoblast}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Hypoderma}, 2.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A layer of cells below the epidermis.