hypodermis /hy·po·der·mis/ (-der´mis)
2. the outer cellular layer of invertebrates that secretes the cuticular exoskeleton.
hy·po·der·mis (h  p -dûr m s) or hy·po·derm (hp-dûrm)n. 1. An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods. 2. See tela subcutanea. |
hypodermis
subcutis.
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