Meanings
- biologyThe scientific discipline studying the epidermis of plants at a microscopic level.
While visible injury symptomatology is one aspect of indicator value of plants, the other is leaf epidermology. The rationale behind the latter is that it is the leaf epidermis that is most exposed, and stomata are the easy entry points of pollutants in higher plants.
2008, T N Khoshoo, Environmental Concerns and Strategies (Third Revised and Enlarged Edition), A P H Publishing Corporation, page 196 - A branch of cosmetic science specialising in the treatment of the skin.
Trained by French biologist Joelle Ciocco in her epidermology method, which utilizes a 360 approach to skin health and incorporates purposeful massage along with natural products, Bellis is more like a skin whisperer than facialist.
2013 November 12, Nicole Catanese, “Skin Deep: NYC's Best Facial”, in Harper's Bazaar
Origin
From epidermis + -ology = epidermo- + -logy. Cosmetological sense coined by French biochemist Joëlle Ciocco.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French épidermologie
- épidermologiecosmetology specialising in the skin
Spanish epidermología
- epidermologíamicromorphology of the epidermis
Cite this entry
epidermology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epidermology
“epidermology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epidermology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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