Medical term:
cuticulae
cu·ti·cle
(kyū'ti-kil),1. An outer thin layer, usually horny. Synonym(s): cuticula (1)
2. The layer, chitinous in some invertebrates, which occurs on the surface of epithelial cells.
3. Synonym(s): epidermis
[L. cuticula, dim. of cutis, skin]
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cu·ti·cle
(kyū'ti-kĕl)1. An outer thin layer, usually of a horny composition.
Synonym(s): cuticula (1) .
Synonym(s): cuticula (1) .
2. The layer, chitinous in some invertebrates, which occurs on the surface of epithelial cells.
3. Synonym(s): epidermis.
[L. cuticula, dim. of cutis, skin]
ep·i·der·mis
, pl. epidermides (epi-dĕrmis, -mi-dēz)1. The superficial epithelial portion of the skin (cutis). The epidermis of the palms and soles has the following strata: stratum corneum (horny layer), stratum lucidum (clear layer), stratum granulosum (granular layer), stratum spinosum (prickle cell layer), and stratum basale (basal cell layer); in other parts of the body, the stratum lucidum may be absent.
2. botany The outermost layer of cells in leaves and the young parts of plants.
Synonym(s): cuticle (3) , cuticula (2) .
Synonym(s): cuticle (3) , cuticula (2) .
[G. epidermis, the outer skin, fr. epi, on, + derma, skin]
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ep·i·der·mis
, pl. epidermides (epi-dĕrmis, -mi-dēz)[TA] The superficial epithelial portion of the skin (cutis).
[G. epidermis, the outer skin, fr. epi, on, + derma, skin]
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