Medical Terminology / Unit 5 MedTerm 0279 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Epidermis
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The idea
The epidermis is the outermost layer of skin, lying upon the dermis and containing no blood vessels.
In practice
The prefix epi and the root derm together name the layer upon the skin's deeper layer.
Where people slip
The epidermis is the layer a superficial injury reaches.
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