stratum corneum
Americannoun
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Anatomy. the top layer of the epidermis, of varying depth on different parts of the body and made up of flattened dead keratinocytes that have migrated up from lower layers and are sloughed off the surface at the rate of one cell depth per day.
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Zoology. a corresponding part in many animals.
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The stratum corneum, the outer layer of mature skin cells, communicates with the epidermis below.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023
On the surface, sebaceous fluids mingle with omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids, vitamin E, and your very own ceramides to form the skin barrier, also known as the stratum corneum.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2022
If the stratum corneum gets too dry, the skin can become itchy, scaly, inflamed, leathery and unattractive.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2017
Each of these agents strips the outer layer of the skin, the stratum corneum, which makes the skin more sensitive to the sun.
From US News • Jun. 22, 2016
The epidermis is differentiated from without inwards into the stratum corneum, the stratum lucidum, the stratum granulosum, and the rete Malpighii or germinal layer, from which all the others are developed.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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