EPIDERMAL CELL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epidermal cell mean? 

• EPIDERMAL CELL (noun)
  The noun EPIDERMAL CELL has 1 sense:

1. any of the cells making up the epidermis

  Familiarity information: EPIDERMAL CELL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPIDERMAL CELL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the cells making up the epidermis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("epidermal cell" is a kind of...):

skin cell (any of the cells making up the skin)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epidermal cell"):

melanoblast (an epidermal cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte)

melanocyte (a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone)

Holonyms ("epidermal cell" is a part of...):

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

 Context examples 

Epidermal cells which synthesize keratin and undergo characteristic changes as they move upward from the basal layers of the epidermis to the cornified (horny) layer of the skin.

(Keratinocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes keratin, type I cytoskeletal 10 protein, is involved in the intermediate filament structure of terminally differentiated epidermal cells.

(KRT10 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the cell envelope structure of terminally differentiated epidermal cells.

(Loricrin, NCI Thesaurus)

PTHRP is an anti-proliferative factor that regulates epidermal cell growth.

(Parathyroid Hormone-Like Hormone, NCI Thesaurus)

Increased melanocyte melanin may protect against ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-initiated cellular DNA damage, oxidation of membrane proteins, and alterations in intracellular signaling processes in epidermal cells.

(Afamelanotide, NCI Thesaurus)

Most similar to FGF7, FGF10 is mitogenic in the lung and for keratinizing epidermal cells.

(Fibroblast Growth Factor 10, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in survival, proliferation, and migration of epidermal cells.

(Epigen, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes epigen protein, is involved in epidermal cell survival, proliferation, and migration.

(EPGN wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Modified epidermal cells located in the stratum basale.

(Merkel cell, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Do not confuse with Merkel's corpuscle which is a combination of a neuron and and epidermal cell.

(Murine Merkel Cells, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)