STRATUM CORNEUM


Meaning of STRATUM CORNEUM in English

Pronunciation: - ' ko ̇ r-n ē - ə m

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, literally, horny layer

Date: circa 1860

: the outer part of the epidermis consisting chiefly of layers of dead flattened nonnucleated cells filled with keratin

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