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Meanings of horny layer in English
The outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off.
Usage of horny layer in English
1
When infected, the separated horny layer must be cut away with scissors to allow of the necessary purification.
2
These earlier skin lesions are tubercular, macular (patches), or bullous elevations of the horny layer of the skin.
3
The superficial or horny layer of the skin; the cells here are joined to form a dense, smooth, compact layer impervious to moisture.
4
The skin protects by the impervious horny layer on the outside, the external cells of which are dead and constantly being thrown off.