stratum spinosum
noun
stratum spi·no·sum
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plural strata spinosa\ -sə
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Medical Definition of stratum spinosum
: the layers of prickle cells over the layer of the stratum basale capable of undergoing mitosis
— called also prickle cell layer
— see malpighian layer