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Malpighian layer

 
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n.
The deepest layer of the epidermis, from which the outer layers develop.

[After Marcello MALPIGHI.]


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n.

The basal layer of the epidermis and the prickle cell layer considered as one unit. Also called germinative layer.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the innermost layer of the epidermis
  Synonyms: stratum germinativum, stratum basale, rete Malpighii

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The Malpighian layer of the skin is composed of both the stratum basale and stratum spinosum.[1]

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  1. ^ McGrath, J.A.; Eady, R.A.; Pope, F.M. (2004). Rook's Textbook of Dermatology (Seventh Edition). Blackwell Publishing. Pages 3.1-3.6. ISBN 9780632064298.

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