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stratum corneum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
stra-tum -corneum
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outer layer of the epidermis, composed of dead cells that continually flake away.

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Etymology

From Latin strātum ("blanket, bedspread") + corne∙us -a -um ("made of horn; horn-like"), from corn∙ū -ūs ("horn") + -eus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

strata cornea (plural)

Synonyms

corneum horny layer

Questions

What does stratum corneum mean?
The outer layer of the epidermis, composed of dead cells that continually flake away.
Where does stratum corneum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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