stratum

stratum definition - medical

stra·tum (strāˈtəm, strătˈəm)

noun pl. stra·tums or stra·ta (-tə)
  1. A horizontal layer of material, especially one of several parallel layers arranged one on top of another.
  2. Any of the layers of differentiated tissue forming an anatomical structure.

Related Forms:

  • straˈtal (-təl) adjective

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