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角质层

jiǎo zhì céngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-ba70b18d143d05f9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

角質層 角质层 [jiao3 zhi4 ceng2] /stratum corneum (outermost layer of the skin)/

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Other forms in these source records: 角質層

  • 角
    jiǎo

    angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL:個|个[gè]

    jué

    role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale

    Jué

    surname Jue

  • 质
    zhì

    character / nature / quality / plain / to pawn / pledge / hostage / to question / Taiwan pr. [zhí]

  • 层
    céng

    to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.