- germinative layer
- germinative layer n the innermost layer of the epidermis from which new tissue is constantly formed
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1. stratum germinativum (def. 2). 2. stratum basale of epidermis.
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germinative layer
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layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
Malpighian layer — Anat. the deep, germinative layer of the epidermis. [1875 80] * * * … Universalium
Malpighian layer — Malpigh′ian lay er n. anat. the deep germinative layer of the epidermis … From formal English to slang
stratum — One of the layers of differentiated tissue, the aggregate of which forms any given structure, such as the retina or the skin. SEE ALSO: lamina, layer. [L. sterno, pp. stratus, to spread out, strew, ntr. of pp. as noun, s., a bed cover, layer] s.… … Medical dictionary
Epidermis — The upper or outer layer of the two main layers of cells that make up the skin. The epidermis is mostly made up of flat, scale like cells called squamous cells. Under the squamous cells are round cells called basal cells. The deepest part of the… … Medical dictionary
epidermis — n. the outer layer of the skin, which is divided into four layers. The innermost Malpighian or germinative layer (stratum germinativum) consists of continuously dividing cells. The other three layers are continually renewed as cells from the… … The new mediacal dictionary
bed — bedless, adj. bedlike, adj. /bed/, n., v., bedded, bedding. n. 1. a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well. 2. the mattress and bedclothes together with the bedstead of a bed. 3. the bedstead… … Universalium
bed — [[t]bɛd[/t]] n. v. bed•ded, bed•ding 1) fur a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well 2) fur the mattress and bedclothes together with the bedstead of a bed 3) fur the bedstead alone 4) the act … From formal English to slang
prickle cells — cells with cytoplasmic processes that form intercellular bridges. The germinative layer of the epidermis is sometimes called the prickle cell layer … Medical dictionary
prickle cells — cells with cytoplasmic processes that form intercellular bridges. The germinative layer of the epidermis is sometimes called the prickle cell layer … The new mediacal dictionary
