Stratum

Of organism and layer.

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).

This concept's ID is @1~46268

Cuticle

  • cuticle 6 facts

    The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates.

  • stratum corneum 0 facts

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

  • stratum lucidum 0 facts

    The layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the...

  • stratum granulosum 0 facts

    The layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles)...

  • stratum germinativum 0 facts

    The innermost layer of the epidermis.

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  • horizon 2 facts

    A specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land.

  • bed 1 facts

    A stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds".

  • bed 1 facts

    (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone".

  • wall 1 facts

    (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls".

  • dermis 0 facts

    The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.

  • cambium 0 facts

    The inner layer of the periosteum.

  • substrate 0 facts

    Any stratum or layer lying underneath another.

  • superstrate 0 facts

    Any stratum or layer superimposed on another.