HORNY LAYER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off

Synonyms:

corneum; horny layer; stratum corneum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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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