(ep‵i-dĕr'mĭs )

[ epi- + dermis ]

The outermost layer of the skin. It is composed of stratified squamous epithelium and divided into five layers or strata (from superficial to deep): corneum, lucidum (found only on the palms of the hand s and soles of the feet), granulosum, spinosum, and basale.

SEE: skin.

epidermal, epidermic,

(ep‵i-dĕr'măl)

(ep‵i-dĕr'mik)