Cuticle
11cuticle — См. cuticula …
12cuticle — noun /ˈkjuːtɪkəl/ a) The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis. b) The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail. Syn: cuticula …
13cuticle — 1. An outer thin layer, usually horny in nature. SYN: cuticula (1). 2. The layer, chitinous in some invertebrates, which occurs on the surface of epithelial cells. 3. SYN: epidermis. [L. cuticula, dim. of cutis, skin] acquired c …
14cuticle — (Order Anostraca): Noncellular, multilayered structure forming outer layer of body and lining esophagus and hindgut; relatively thin and not calcified. Secreted by epidermis [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Decapoda): Noncellular, multilayered,… …
15cuticle — Synonyms and related words: Leatherette, Leatheroid, coat, dermis, fell, fleece, flesh, fur, furring, hide, imitation fur, imitation leather, integument, jacket, leather, leather paper, outer layer, outer skin, pelt, peltry, rawhide, rind, sheath …
16cuticle — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dermis, epidermis, integument; see skin …
17cuticle — cu|ti|cle [ˈkju:tıkəl] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: cuticula, from cutis skin ] the area of hard skin around the base of your nails …
18cuticle — cu|ti|cle [ kjutıkl ] noun count a layer of hard skin at the base of a nail on a finger or toe …
19cuticle — see HIDE …
20cuticle — An outer skin or pellicle; the epidermis. The layer of scales composing the outer surface of a hair shaft. Cuticular scales are normally classified into three basic types; coronal (crown like), spinous (petal like), and imbricate (flattened) …
