#epidermis__cuticle  the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
  supertype:  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)
  subtype:  mantle.epidermis  (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
  part of:  tegument
  part:  epidermal_cell__epidermalcell  any of the cells making up the epidermis
  part:  stratum_corneum__stratumcorneum__corneum__horny_layer__hornylayer  the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
  part:  stratum_lucidum__stratumlucidum  the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles
  part:  stratum_granulosum__stratumgranulosum  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
  part:  stratum_germinativum__stratumgerminativum__stratum_basale__stratumbasale__malpighian_layer__rete_Malpighii  the innermost layer of the epidermis

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