corneocyte

English

Etymology

From corneo- +‎ -cyte.

Noun

corneocyte (plural corneocytes)

1. An outer skin cell.
   • 2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 10:

     The cells at the surface of our skin have undergone a major ‘remodelling’ (differentiation) to become corneocytes, which are flattened polygonal plates made mainly of keratin (the same protein that makes nails, hair, and also feathers in birds).

Derived terms

• intercorneocyte