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noun
The outermost layer of the skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stratum corneum, horny layer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stratum
History
From Latin corneum.
