EPIDERMAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epidermal mean? 

• EPIDERMAL (adjective)
  The adjective EPIDERMAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula

  Familiarity information: EPIDERMAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPIDERMAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

cuticular; dermal; epidermal; epidermic

Pertainym:

cuticle (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)

Derivation:

epidermis (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)

 Context examples 

A monoclonal antibody against the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).

(Monoclonal Antibody 528, NCI Thesaurus)

A cell-permeable analog of erbstatin, a compound isolated from Streptomyces that inhibits the autophosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor.

(Methyl 2,5-dihydroxycinnamate, NCI Thesaurus)

A human IgG2kappa monoclonal antibody specific for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).

(Monoclonal Antibody E7.6.3, NCI Thesaurus)

A murine monoclonal antibody directed against the human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR).

(Monoclonal Antibody RG 83852, NCI Thesaurus)

Modified epidermal cells located in the stratum basale.

(Merkel cell, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A melanoma arising from a melanocytic nevus which involves the dermal-epidermal junction of the skin.

(Melanoma in Junctional Nevus, NCI Thesaurus)

ErbB2 and ErB3 are members of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family of receptor tyrosine kinases and are frequently overexpressed in solid tumors.

(Anti-ErbB2/Anti-ErbB3 Bispecific Monoclonal Antibody MM-111, NCI Thesaurus)

A monoclonal antibody directed against the human epidermal growth factor receptor ErbB3 (Her3) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Anti-ErbB3 Monoclonal Antibody KTN3379, NCI Thesaurus)

A human monoclonal antibody directed against the human epidermal growth factor receptor ErbB3 (Her3) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Anti-ErbB3 Monoclonal Antibody REGN1400, NCI Thesaurus)

The researchers found that the regenerative response of stem cells is orchestrated by a single sub-population of epidermal (skin) cells, which they termed Regeneration-Organizing Cells, or ROCs.

(Scientists find new type of cell that helps tadpoles’ tails regenerate, University of Cambridge)