Cuticle
- cuticle
The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates.
- 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...
- stratum granulosum
The layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles)...
- stratum germinativum
The innermost layer of the epidermis.
Also contains
- horizon
A specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land.
- bed
A stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds".
- bed
(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone".
- wall
(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls".
- dermis
The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
- cambium
The inner layer of the periosteum.
- substrate
Any stratum or layer lying underneath another.
- superstrate
Any stratum or layer superimposed on another.