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n. - Layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods.

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  • Just as in humans, the hypodermis is the connective tissue layer underlying the dermis of the skin.
  • Skin is composed of three primary layers: the epidermis, which provides waterproofing and serves as a barrier to infection; the dermis, which serves as a location for the...
  • "hypodermis", Caapap is marked as dying, and PVR and DVC are neurons.
  • There is the outer layer known as the epidermis, the dermis in the middle and the inner hypodermis.
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