cuticle

n. 表皮 [医] 表皮; 角质层(植); 护膜

发音

其它 /ˈkjuːtɪkəl/

词形变化

cuticles 复数 cuticles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.

  2. 2.

    The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.

    角质层

  3. 3.

    Dead or cornified epidermis.

  4. 4.

    A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.

    生物 植物学 动物学
  5. 5.

    A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

  6. 6.

    A protective layer on the shell of a bird's egg.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

shell shield carapace epidermis

上位词 5

skin stratum cutis scute tegument

下位词 3

mantle cuticula pallium

部分词 7

shell corneum Malpighian layer stratum basale stratum corneum stratum germinativum stratum granulosum

整体词 8

skin turtle shellfish arthropod cutis mollusc mollusk tegument

词源

From Middle French cuticule, from Latin cuticula (“cuticle, skin”).

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