epidermis
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The nation reached peak streak in 1974, the year Ray Stevens released his novelty song “The Streak” and Time devoted 1,100 words to what the magazine called “the epidermis epidemic.”
From Washington Post
In contrast, intradermal vaccinations aim to deliver vaccine into the thin layer of the epidermis near the skin surface.
From Washington Post
Skin Laundry’s Signature Laser facial goes deep, focusing on the second layer of the skin — the epidermis — to confront acne, melasma, hyperpigmentation and rosacea.
From Los Angeles Times
Each condition can cause myxedema, the deposition of a mucuslike substance below the surface of the skin that makes the top layers, the epidermis, seem thicker.
From New York Times
Your epidermis is showing in new episodes of the unscripted series “Save My Skin.”
From Los Angeles Times
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