[′strad·əm dis′jəŋk·təm] (histology) The outermost layer of desquamating keratinized cells of the stratum corneum.
stratum disjunctum
strat·um dis·junc·'tum
the layer of partly detached cells on the free surface of the stratum corneum, as seen in sections under the microscope; likely an artifact of fixation.