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• Epidermis (skin) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  The epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin, [1] composed of terminally differentiated stratified squamous epithelium, [2] acting as the body's major barrier against an ...

• Epidermis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  Epidermis may refer to: Epidermis (botany), in plants, the outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plant; Epidermis (skin), in vertebrates, the outermost ...

• Skin - Anatomy - Skin Layers

  The top layer of the epidermis, the stratum corneum, is made of dead, flat skin cells that shed about every 2 weeks. Illustration of maturation of epidermis cells