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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The horny outer layer of the epidermis, consisting of several layers of flat, nonnucleated, dead or peeling cells.
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- noun anatomy The outer layer of the
epidermis , composed of dead cells that continually flake away
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- noun the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin : stratum + Latin corneum, neuter of corneus, horny; see cornea.]
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