"stratum corneum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: strata cornea [plural]
Etymology: From Latin strātum ("blanket, bedspread") + corne∙us -a -um ("made of horn; horn-like"), from corn∙ū -ūs ("horn") + -eus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|stratum|strātum}} Latin strātum Head templates: {{en-noun|strata cornea|nolinkhead=1}} stratum corneum (plural strata cornea)
  1. (anatomy) The outer layer of the epidermis, composed of dead cells that continually flake away. Wikipedia link: stratum corneum Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (outer layer of the epidermis): sarveiskerros (Finnish), keratiinikerros (Finnish), marraskesi (Finnish)

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