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dermoepidermal
(redirected from dermoepidermal junction)

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dermoepidermal
pertaining to the dermis and the epidermis.
dermoepidermal junction
is straight compared to the undulating border in humans; consists of lamina lucida externa, lamina densa, lamina lucida interna and anchoring filaments.
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