corneum

American  

[kawr-nee-uhm] / ˈkɔr ni əm /

noun

1. stratum corneum.

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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

Exfoliation happens primarily in the outer layer of your skin, the stratum corneum.

From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2018

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

Nostoe eduli is used in China as food; Gelidium corneum enters into the formation of the edible swallows' nests of the Japanese islands.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.