cuticle

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

cutícula

caparazón

concha

Sinónimos

epidermis

cuticula

shell

🐚

skin

carapace

horny layer

outer skin

rind

epithelium

shield

🛡️

outermost layer of a hair

scarf-skin

epiderm

scarf skin

cut-cuticle

agnail

cuticle layer

case

complexion

derm

dermis

hangnail

lamina

layer

scale

stratum corneum

Traducciones

cuticule

cutícula

Oberhaut

nagelriem

Nagelhaut

cutícula

opperhuid

carapaça

épiderme

carapace

🐚

επιδερμίδα

cuticola

Milchhaut

Epidermis

Oberleder

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkjuːtɪkəl/

Etimología (Inglés)

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