epidermal

IPA/ˌep.ɪˈdɜː.məl/
KK[ˌɛpədˈɚməl]IPA/ˌep.əˈdɝː.məl/

epidermal — 形容詞

  • epidermalpositive
  • more epidermalcomparative
  • most epidermalsuperlative

1. relating to the thin outermost layer of skin that covers a person's or animal's

1.形容詞C1
釋義

表皮的

皮膚最外層的

relating to the thin outermost layer of skin that covers a person's or animal's body and protects the tissues underneath it.

例句

The nurse applied a special cream to the epidermal layer of Hari's burnt arm.

護士在 Hari 燒傷的手臂表皮層上塗了一種特殊的藥膏。

epidermal layer of [body part]

Maja's dermatologist explained that epidermal cells renew themselves every few weeks.

Maja 的皮膚科醫生解釋說，表皮細胞每隔幾週就會更新一次。

epidermal cells + biological self-renewal

常見搭配
  • epidermal cells
  • epidermal layer
  • epidermal tissue
  • epidermal growth factor
  • epidermal surface
  • epidermal wound
同義詞
  • cutaneous

    broader — refers to the skin as a whole, not specifically the outermost layer

反義詞
  • dermal

    relates to the dermis, the deeper layer beneath the epidermis

  • subcutaneous

    refers to the tissue layer below the dermis

文法句型

epidermal + noun (most common)

be + epidermal

用法筆記

Frequently used in medical and scientific writing. Almost always appears directly before a noun, as in epidermal cells, epidermal layer, or epidermal tissue.

常見錯誤

The burn only affected the dermal layer, so it will heal quickly.' (when meaning the outermost layer).
The burn only affected the epidermal layer, so it will heal quickly.
'Dermal' refers to the deeper dermis; 'epidermal' refers to the outermost epidermis.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • epidermal cell
  • epidermal layer
  • epidermal tissue

副詞搭配

  • purely epidermal
  • strictly epidermal

常用片語

  • epidermal growth factor
  • epidermal stem cell

介系詞搭配

  • epidermal in nature
  • within the epidermal layer