malpighian stratum


mal·pig·hi·an strat·um

the living layer of the epidermis comprising the stratum basale, and stratum spinosum. Synonym(s): malpighian layer, malpighian rete

malpighian layer

A layer of skin usually defined as the basal layer of epidermis (stratum basale epidermidis [NH3]) and/or the prickle cell layer (stratum spinosum epidermidis [NH3]).

mal·pig·hi·an stra·tum

(mal-pig'ē-ăn strā'tŭm) The living layer of the epidermis comprising the stratum basale, stratum spinosum, and stratum granulosum.

Malpighi,

Marcello, Italian anatomist, histologist, and embryologist, 1628-1694. malpighian bodies - small nodular masses of lymphoid tissue attached to the sides of the smaller arterial branches. Synonym(s): malpighian glands; malpighian nodules; splenic lymph folliclesmalpighian capsule - Synonym(s): glomerular capsulemalpighian cell - a cell of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis.malpighian corpuscles - Synonym(s): renal corpusclemalpighian glands - Synonym(s): malpighian bodiesmalpighian glomerulus - a tuft formed of capillary loops at the beginning of each nephric tubule in the kidney. Synonym(s): malpighian tuftmalpighian layer - Synonym(s): malpighian stratummalpighian nodules - Synonym(s): malpighian bodiesmalpighian pyramid - Synonym(s): renal pyramidmalpighian rete - Synonym(s): malpighian stratummalpighian stigmas - the points of entrance of smaller veins into the larger veins of the spleen.malpighian stratum - the living layer of epidermis comprising the stratum basale, stratum spinosum, and stratum granulosum. Synonym(s): malpighian layer; malpighian retemalpighian tubules - in insects, slender tubular or hairlike excretory structures.malpighian tuft - Synonym(s): malpighian glomerulusmalpighian vesicles - the minute air-filled vesicles on the surface of an expanded lung.