English Explanatory Dictionary

stratum corneum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The outer layer of the epidermis, composed of dead cells that continually flake away.

Word forms

stratum corneum strata cornea

Etymology

From Latin strātum ("blanket, bedspread") + corne∙us -a -um ("made of horn; horn-like"), from corn∙ū -ūs ("horn") + -eus.

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