HORNY LAYER
Dictionary entry overview: What does horny layer mean? • HORNY LAYER (noun)
The noun HORNY LAYER has 1 sense:
1. the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
Familiarity information: HORNY LAYER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HORNY LAYER (noun)
Meaning:
The outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
corneum; horny layer; stratum corneum
Hypernyms ("horny layer" is a kind of...):
stratum (one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock))
Holonyms ("horny layer" is a part of...):
cuticle; epidermis (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)
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