Malpighian layer

noun

: the deeper part of the epidermis consisting of cells whose protoplasm has not yet changed into horny material

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Malpighian layer

• assayer
• ballplayer
• betrayer
• bilayer
• bricklayer
• conveyer
• conveyor
• purveyor
• ratepayer
• soothsayer
• surveyor
• taxpayer

Medical Definition

Malpighian layer

noun

: the deepest part of the epidermis that consists of the stratum basale and stratum spinosum and is the site of mitotic activity