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Definition of Malpighian layer
1. Noun. The innermost layer of the epidermis.
Group relationships: Cuticle, Epidermis
Generic synonyms: Stratum
Medical Definition of Malpighian layer
1. The living layer of the epidermis comprising the stratum basale, stratum spinosum, and stratum granulosum. Synonym: malpighian layer, malpighian rete. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malpighian Layer
Literary usage of Malpighian layer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of physiology by Michael Foster (1891)
"The lowermost, innermost portion of the malpighian layer resting upon the dermis,
... The rest of the cells of the malpighian layer, much like each other, ..."
2. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1899)
"When the skin after death is macerated, the horny layer is apt to peel off from
the malpighian layer below, which, originally soft and rendered still softer ..."
3. A Text-book of Human Physiology by Austin Flint (1888)
"The thickness of this layer varies in different portions of the nail, while that
of the malpighian layer is nearly uniform. This layer is g. ..."
4. The Journal of Physiology by Physiological Society (Great Britain). (1879)
"So much so, that I was quite unprepared for the changes which I subsequently
observed in the malpighian layer. Those changes I studied, by means of vertical ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The cells of the malpighian layer within the cone now become differentiated into
three layers, (i) An inner, extremely thin, forming a delicate sheath for ..."
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