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stratum corneum of epidermis
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the outer layer of the epidermis, consisting of several layers of flat keratinized non-nucleated cells [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Term info
Label
stratum corneum of epidermis
Synonyms
- cornified layer
- epidermis stratum corneum
- horny layer of epidermis
- keratinized squame layer of epidermis
Subsets
pheno_slim
depicted by
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Epidermal_layers.png, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Skinlayers.png
external definition
The keratinized outermost layer of the epidermis, which is periodically shed.[AAO]
has broad synonym
stratum corneum, keratinized squame layer, horny layer
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
stratum corneum epidermidis
id
UBERON:0002027
structure notes
some oral epitehlium also has cornified layer / stratum corneum
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