Definitions for: Cuticle


[n] hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
[n] the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates



Webster (1913) Definition: Cu"ti*cle (k[=u]"t[i^]*k'l), n. [L. cuticula, dim. of
cutis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.]
1. (Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.

2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found
especially in leaves and young stems.

3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

Synonyms: carapace, epidermis, shell

See Also: arthropod, corneum, cuticula, cutis, epidermal cell, exoskeleton, horny layer, malpighian layer, mantle, mollusc, mollusk, pallium, rete Malpighii, shellfish, skin, stratum, stratum basale, stratum corneum, stratum germinativum, stratum granulosum, stratum lucidum, tegument, turtle

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