STRATUM GRANULOSUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stratum granulosum mean? 

• STRATUM GRANULOSUM (noun)
  The noun STRATUM GRANULOSUM has 1 sense:

1. the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum; contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to the surface

  Familiarity information: STRATUM GRANULOSUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRATUM GRANULOSUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum; contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to the surface

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("stratum granulosum" is a kind of...):

stratum (one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock))

Holonyms ("stratum granulosum" is a part of...):

cuticle; epidermis (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)

 Context examples 

A morphologic finding indicating increased keratin formation, preservation of the nuclei in the superficial cells, and absence of the stratum granulosum in a skin or squamous mucosa sample.

(Hyperparakeratosis, NCI Thesaurus)

It consists of the following layers: stratum corneum (horny layer), stratum granulosum (granular layer), stratum spinosum (prickle cell layer), and stratum basale (basal cell layer).

(Epidermis, NCI Thesaurus)