cuticle

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

cuticola

conchiglia

guscio

🐚

corazza

epidermide

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

cutícula

cutícula

cuticule

Oberhaut

nagelriem

Nagelhaut

opperhuid

cutícula

épiderme

carapace

🐚

επιδερμίδα

carapaça

Milchhaut

Epidermis

Oberleder

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkjuːtɪkəl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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