Noun
Epidermis is the outer layer of the two main layers of skin. It serves to protect your body from harm.
The epidermis also helps in hydration. It traps water into the skin and keeps it healthy and hydrated. New skins cells develop at the bottom of the epidermis and make way to the top as older skin cells are shed away.
The epidermis also contains melanin which works to indicate the color or pigment of the skin.
Example of Epidermis in a sentence
The outer layer of my skin called the epidermis got burnt from the sun as I forgot to put on sunscreen when spending the day at the beach.
Synonyms
skin, outer layer, non hairy, epithelium
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