cuticle

     

In biology, the term cuticle or cuticula is given to a variety of tough but flexible, non-mineral outer coverings of an organism, or part of an organism, that provie protection. They are non-homologous, differing in their origin, structure and chemical composition.

Trivia about cuticle

  • It's the area of hardened skin at the base & sides of your fingernails, or a protective outer layer of a hair
  • Like dead skin at the base of a fingernail, the outermost layer of a shaft of hair is called this

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