Definisjon av cuticle

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Noun

cuticle - the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
cuticle - the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
epidermis
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)
cutis, tegument, skin an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
epidermal cell any of the cells making up the epidermis
corneum, horny layer, stratum corneum the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
stratum lucidum the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles
stratum granulosum the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum; contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to the surface
malpighian layer, rete malpighii, stratum basale, stratum germinativum the innermost layer of the epidermis
cuticle - hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
carapace, shell, shield
scute large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
mollusc, mollusk, shellfish invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
arthropod invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
turtle any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
cuticula the outer body wall of an insect
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Substantiv

cuticle - The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
cuticle - The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
cuticle - Dead or cornified epidermis.
cuticle - A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
cuticle - A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

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