corneum
Americannoun
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The hard microneedles penetrate through the stratum corneum, which has high electrical resistance.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024
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
Long thought to be biologically inert, the stratum corneum is now known to be an intricate, biochemically complex structure, the sanctity of which is critical to having healthy skin.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2017
In a 2012 study, researchers exposed pieces of stratum corneum – the skin's top layer – to ultraviolet rays equivalent to 12, 24 and 60 consecutive days of sunlight.
From US News ● Jun. 13, 2016
They are at first transparent, their contents plainly showing through their translucent roof-wall, composed only of the stratum corneum of the epidermis.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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