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Job. Job 19:20 Interestingly, teeth do have skin. Today we call it enamel. It is made of the same stuff skin is, and it does "grow". A report in Scientific American of June, 1953, says: "Microscopic techniques now reveal tooth enamel to be not a dead shell but the hardest and strongest tissue in the body, a 'superskin'. . . . Essentially the teeth consist of two types of hard tissue: the dentine or ivory core, and the enamel, or 'skin'. . . . The enamel is produced by skin (epithelial) cells. . . . Enamel is unique among living matter in two respects; it has no cells or blood vessels. . . . Certainly enamel cannot reproduce itself, as living tissues usually do. But then, neither can some of the highly specialized cells of the body, such as the brain neurons. . . . We used radioactive isotopes of phosphorus, calcium, iodine and other elements to find out whether . . . a turnover took place in the enamel. The experiments proved that it did. . . . In short, the enamel is not as fixed or as dead as it seems. Like other hard tissues, it carries on a traffic with its environment, albeit without the aid of blood vessels or cells."
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What is the meaning of the idiom 'by the skin of his teeth'?
if you are successful but only by the skin of your teeth it means you barely did it. You can win a game by the skin of your teeth, pass an exam by the skin of your teeth or you can beat a red light by the skin of your teeth. You still win but only by the smallest of margins.Just barely, very narrowly, as in Doug passed the exam by the skin of his teeth.A related term appears in the Bible (Job 19:20), where Job says, "I am escaped with the skin of my teeth," presumably meaning he got away with nothing at all. Today the phrase using by is used most often to describe a narrow escape. [c. 1600]If you do something by the skin of your teeth, you only just manage to do it, and come very near indeed to failing.
Where did the phrase skin of your teeth come from?
The expression comes from the sufferings of Job in the Bible BOOK OF JOB, chapter 19 verse 20 in the King James Version: 20. My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. Fr Paul M. Addison OSM Servite Priory SALFORD UK
Does the bible describe Solomon or his mother as having dark skin?
no, solomon or his mother are not said to have dark skin, just Asian like skin
When was Skin o' My Teeth created?
Skin o' My Teeth was created in 1993-01.
What fruits are good for the skin?
Not sure what's GOOD for the skin, but my naturopath said to stay away from citrus if you have acne. It exacerbates it. Good luck!
Do teeth have skin?
Bite your finger really hard. If it doesn't hurt the answer is yes, your teeth have skin! If it hurts, then the answer is... well... no, your teeth don't really have skin on them. If you don't want to bite your finger, then you = smart 'cuz it'll hurt really bad, meaning there is absolutely no skin on your teeth at all.
Use By the skin of your teeth in a sentence?
You passed the course by the skin of your teeth, so you won't have to repeat it next semester.
Are there more teeth fossils than skin fossils?
yes there are more teeth fossils than skin fossils
What is the skin between your front teeth called?
The skin between your top lip & front teeth is called the Frenum.
what does not fit skin hair nails and teeth?
Teeth. Skin, hair and nails are all formed from a layer called the dermis.
What is leprosy a type of in the Bible?
it was/is a skin disease where if you touch a person with it you will get it too. In the Bible times there was no cure so the people who had it had to live together away from the city- they were not allowed to enter the city gates.
What do frogs have that toads do not have?
Frogs have smooth skin and usually have small teeth in their upper jaws, and toads have lumpy skin and no teeth at all.
