Search Results for: horny
Cornification
Definition noun, plural: cornifications The process of forming a keratinized, horny layer of epidermis cornified,... Read More
Stratum corneum
Definition noun The outermost layer of the epidermis comprised of corneocytes and accounts for most of the protective... Read More
Stratum spinosum
Definition noun The thin layer of the epidermis between stratum basale and stratum granulosum, and comprised of... Read More
Stratum granulosum
Definition noun The thin layer of the epidermis comprised of granular keratinocytes that migrated from the stratum... Read More
Stratum lucidum
Definition noun The thin, clear layer of the epidermis comprised of keratinocytes filled with eleidin proteins, and occurs... Read More
Dragon fruit
Definition noun, plural: dragon fruits (1) Hylocereus undatus, the cactus species of the family Cactaceae, and native to... Read More
Stratum germinativum
Definition noun The innermost layer of the epidermis comprised of keratinocyes capable of proliferating by mitosis,... Read More
Parchment skin
parchment skin parchment-like appearance of the skin caused by loss of underlying connective and elastic tissue, or by the... Read More