of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
epidermal
How to use epidermal in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for epidermal.
Editorial note
Make a scanner that requires epidermal prints, and go from there.
Quick take
of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for epidermal.
adjective
of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
Example sentences
Make a scanner that requires epidermal prints, and go from there.
There is only the claim that the Apple sensor reads a "sub-epidermal" layer of skin.
It should be sub-dermal, but I do not know the workings of sensor and epidermal was mentioned on Apple's slide.
It is sub-epidermal, so maybe it is really more complex then just pressing photocopy of a fingerprint in front.
I thought, based on anandtech review, that this scanner is not optical but electrical, hence "sub epidermal scanning", so why does a printed finger work?
But I also reacted to Ars Technica reporting[1] that the sensor has the capability to scan "sub-epidermal skin layers".
The letter raises the concern that the since almost all the radiation is absorbed by the skin, the dose to your first centimeter or two of epidermal tissue may be fairly high.
Just as a point of comparison:Toxic epidermal necrolysis, a severe form of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, has about a 30% mortality rate.
The wikipedia article on Provigil[1] mentions toxic epidermal necrolysis[2] and Stevens-Johnson syndrome[3] as possible side effects.
Many food allergies, which typically are not the same kind of immunological reaction as seasonal allergies/allergic rhinitis, are caused more by the failure of epidermal barriers or acid attack than by mere exposure.
Collectively, these data show that COL17A1-inducing drugs promote skin wound healing through re-epithelization of the wound edge with epidermal stem cell expansion, and point towards directions for facilitating skin regeneration and reducing skin ageing.
"necro" -- "death""lysis" -- "busting open""epidermal" -- "skin""syndrome" -- "no known cause"However, it's a little unclear why TEN is a point of comparison to Ebola, as one is a transmissible disease and one is something that happens to unlucky people typically in response to common small-molecule drugs.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use epidermal in a sentence?
Make a scanner that requires epidermal prints, and go from there.
What does epidermal mean?
of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
What part of speech is epidermal?
epidermal is commonly used as adjective.