STRATUM CORNEUM


Meaning of STRATUM CORNEUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkȯr-nē-əm ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.