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Epidermis
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Outermost of the three layers that make up the skin
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Keratinocyte
Primary type of cell found in the epidermis
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The epidermis is the outermost of the three layers that comprise the skin, the inner layers being the dermis and hypodermis. The epidermal layer provides a barrier to infection from environmental pathogens and regulates the amount of water released from the body into the atmosphere through transepidermal water loss.

Instance of
class of anatomical entity
Subclass of
keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
particular anatomical entity
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Skin
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