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