Term Name:	outer epithelium
Synonyms:	epidermis, epidermis (sensu Metazoa), hypoderm, hypodermis, outer epidermal layer, outer epithelial layer
Definition:	The epidermis is the entire outer epithelial layer of an animal, it may be a single layer that produces an extracellular material (e.g. the cuticle of arthropods) or a complex stratified squamous epithelium, as in the case of many vertebrate species[GO].
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0007376]