corneocyte

Etymology

From corneo- + -cyte.

corneocyte means an outer skin cell. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

An outer skin cell.“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).”