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hair cuticle

hair cuticle

The hair cuticle is the thin outer layer of overlapping flattened cells around a hair shaft.

All languages

English
hair cuticle
Norwegian
hårets skjellag
Japanese
毛小皮 — もうしょうひ — mōshōhi
Korean
털껍질 — teolkkeopjil
Spanish
cutícula del pelo
French
cuticule du poil
German
Haarkutikula

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