stratum lucidum

1. 1.

   the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles

   Broaderstratum

   Part ofepidermis

Questions about stratum lucidum

What does stratum lucidum mean?

stratum lucidum means "the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles".

Is stratum lucidum a common word?

stratum lucidum 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.