RETE MALPIGHII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rete Malpighii mean? 

• RETE MALPIGHII (noun)
  The noun RETE MALPIGHII has 1 sense:

1. the innermost layer of the epidermis

  Familiarity information: RETE MALPIGHII used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RETE MALPIGHII (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The innermost layer of the epidermis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

malpighian layer; rete Malpighii; stratum basale; stratum germinativum

Hypernyms ("rete Malpighii" is a kind of...):

stratum (one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock))

Holonyms ("rete Malpighii" is a part of...):

cuticle; epidermis (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)