| cuticula | Synonym: cuticle. Synonym: epidermis. Origin: L. Cuticle (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cuticula dentis | The primary enamel cuticle, consisting of two extremely thin layers (the inner one clear and structureless, the outer one cellular), covering the entire crown of newly erupted teeth and subsequently abraded by mastication; it is evident microscopically as an amorphous material between the attachment epithelium and the tooth. Synonym: cuticula dentis, adamantine membrane, dental cuticle, membrana adamantina, Nasmyth's cuticle, Nasmyth's membrane, skin of teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cuticula pili | A layer of overlapping shingle-like cells that invest the hair cortex and serve to lock the hair shaft in its follicle. Synonym: cuticle of hair. Cuticula vaginae folliculi pili, cuticle of overlapping shingle-like cells lining the follicle of the hair. Synonym: cuticle of root sheath. (05 Mar 2000) |