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cuticle

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(Anglès)

  1. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
  2. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  3. Dead or cornified epidermis.
  4. A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
  5. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
  6. A protective layer on the shell of a bird's egg.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈkjuːtɪkəl/
Etimologia (Anglès)

From Middle French cuticule, from Latin cuticula (“cuticle, skin”).

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