epidermal cell

English Thesaurus

1. any of the cells making up the epidermis (noun.body)

hypernym	:	skin cell,
definition	:	any of the cells making up the skin (noun.body)

hyponym	:	melanoblast,
definition	:	an epidermal cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte (noun.body)

hyponym	:	melanocyte,
definition	:	a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone (noun.body)

part meronym	:	cuticle, epidermis,
definition	:	the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates (noun.body)