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EPIDERMAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
Synonyms:
cuticular; dermal; epidermal; epidermic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
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:
Epidermal dendritic pigment cells which control long-term morphological color changes by alteration in their number or in the amount of pigment they produce and store in the pigment containing organelles called MELANOSOMES.
(Murine Melanocytes, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A mouse monoclonal antibody that was raised against human epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor.
(Murine Monoclonal Antibody 225, NCI Thesaurus)
Neratinib also inhibits the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase and the proliferation of EGFR-dependent cells.
(Neratinib, NCI Thesaurus)
Nimotuzumab binds the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and blocks cancer cells that depend on epidermal growth factor for growth.
(Nimotuzumab, NCI Dictionary)
A humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Nimotuzumab, NCI Thesaurus)
The cellular genes encode members of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family (ERBB1, 2, 3, and 4).
(Oncogene ERB B, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon topical application, recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF) may stimulate epithelial proliferation, differentiation and migration, which may result in the acceleration of epithelial regeneration and wound healing.
(Nepidermin, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by epidermal and dermal infiltration of small to medium-sized T-cells with cerebriform nuclei.
(Mycosis fungoides, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
A peripheral (mature) T-cell lymphoma presenting in the skin with patches/plaques and it is characterized by epidermal and dermal infiltration of small to medium-sized T-cells with cerebriform nuclei.
(Mycosis Fungoides (Working Formulation), NCI Thesaurus)
A fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody directed against the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Necitumumab, NCI Thesaurus)
