| hypoderma | 1. <botany> A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants, and performing the physiological function of strengthening the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is developed as collenchyma. 2. <zoology> An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates. See: hypo, derma. Origin: Gr. Derma = skin (06 Mar 1998) |
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| hypodermatic | Rarely used term for subcutaneous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermatoclysis | Rarely used spelling of hypodermoclysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermatomy | Subcutaneous division of a structure. Origin: hypo-+ G. Derma, skin, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypodermatosis | Infection of herbivores and man with larvae of flies of the genus Hypoderma. (05 Mar 2000) |