How to Use epidermis in a Sentence

epidermis

noun
  • This type starts in the squamous cells, which are the flat, thin cells found in the epidermis.
    — Sarah Jividen, Health, 13 June 2025
  • Squamous and basal cells are in the top layer of the skin, called the epidermis.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2023
  • That’s great news for your epidermis — slightly less so for your wallet.
    — Hannah Baxter, Allure, 5 Mar. 2024
  • They do not get absorbed even to the upper layer of the epidermis.
    — Lindzi Scharf, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Within hours, skin cells divide and crawl to cover the wound with a wound epidermis.
    — Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Basal cell carcinoma arises in the round cells at the base of the epidermis.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 1 June 2017
  • The virus spreads among common carp quickly by excretion or through the epidermis and gills.
    — Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Basal cells, which are deeper in the epidermis, divide to make new cells to replace the old squamous ones.
    — Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, SELF, 2 Feb. 2018
  • When your skin is peeling, the epidermis (top layer) of your skin starts to dry out, crack, and break away from the rest of your skin.
    — Sarah Bradley, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The epidermis, the top layer of the skin, is thinner and more sensitive.
    — cleveland, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Split-thickness grafts harvest the epidermis and part of the dermis, rather than both layers.
    — Liza Gross, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2014
  • The squamous cells in the outer part of your epidermis are flat and constantly slough off so new ones can take their place.
    — Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez, SELF, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Melanin is produced in cells called melanocytes that live in our epidermis (the outermost layer of our skin).
    — Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The outermost layer, the epidermis, acts like a shield.
    — New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Your epidermis is showing in new episodes of the medical series.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Acne masks work to unclog pores and treat breakouts by drawing out oil and water through the epidermis.
    — Sydney Poe, chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Just like canes, the petiole or rachis is covered with an epidermis and may grow tiny prickles along its underside.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin, which protects your body and produces melanin.
    — Melanie Rud, Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The surface layer of the skin – the epidermis – becomes thicker by adding more layers of cells.
    — Nina G. Jablonski, The Conversation, 6 Sep. 2022
  • His victory will briefly bruise the delicate epidermis of golf.
    — Tim Layden, SI.com, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Melanin is produced by cells called melanocytes, which live in the base layer of our epidermis (the outermost layer of our skin).
    — Rebecca Dancer, Allure, 13 Mar. 2020
  • And much like your own epidermis, requires a little moisturizing here and there.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2022
  • When sunlight hits your skin without sunscreen, cells in the top layer — called the epidermis — sound the alarm to protect your skin.
    — Dara Elasfar, Washington Post, 9 July 2019
  • In other words, a split occurs in the epidermis, your skin's outermost layer.
    — Karen Pallarito, Health, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The vaccine patch works by delivering the spike protein to the epidermis.
    — Emily Mullin, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The liver, intestines, kidneys and sweat glands in the epidermis remove toxins.
    — Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY, 14 June 2022
  • The dermis is the second layer of the skin, below the epidermis, which is the visible layer of skin.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Melanosomes move from the melanocytes to different cells, like the epidermis, and deposit the pigments that give us the color of our skin, hair, and eyes.
    — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 20 Aug. 2019
  • The epidermis is the outermost layer and acts like a kind of armor, protecting our bodies from harm.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Ablative lasers vaporize the top layer of the skin, called the epidermis, to remove aged and damaged cells.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2023

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