stratum germinativum

1. 1.

   the innermost layer of the epidermis

   Synonymsstratum basalemalpighian layerrete Malpighii

   Broaderstratum

   Part ofepidermis

Questions about stratum germinativum

What does stratum germinativum mean?

stratum germinativum means "the innermost layer of the epidermis".

What is another word for stratum germinativum?

Close synonyms include stratum basale, malpighian layer, rete Malpighii. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stratum germinativum a common word?

stratum germinativum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.