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角質層

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Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo zhì céng

stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)

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角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
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质: zhì · matter, material, substance
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum

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3–4–2 · jiao3 zhi4 ceng2

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noun

(anatomy) stratum corneum

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