stratum /stra·tum/ (strat´um) (stra´tum) pl. stra´ta [L.] a layer or lamina.
stratum compac´tum compact layer of endometrium: the sublayer of the stratum functionale facing the interior of the uterus and containing the necks of the uterine glands.
stratum cor´neum horny layer: the outermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of dead and desquamating cells.
stratum functiona´le functional layer of endometrium: the layer of endometrium facing the uterine lumen, overlying the stratum basale; subdivided into the stratum compactum and stratum spongiosum. Its cells are cast off at menstruation and parturition. It is called the decidua during pregnancy.
stratum germinati´vum germinative layer: the stratum basale and stratum spinosum of the epidermis considered as a single layer; the term is sometimes used to denote only the stratum basale.
stratum granulo´sum granular layer.
1. the layer of epidermis between the stratum lucidum and stratum spinosum.
2. the layer of follicle cells lining the theca of the vesicular ovarian follicles.
stratum lu´cidum clear layer: in the epidermis, the clear translucent layer just beneath the stratum corneum.
stratum spino´sum spinous or prickle cell layer: in the epidermis, the layer between the stratum granulosum and stratum basale, characterized by the presence of prickle cells.
stratum spongio´sum spongy layer of endometrium: the sublayer of the stratum functionale underlying the stratum compactum; it contains the tortuous portions of the uterine glands.
stratum com·pac·tum (k m-p k tm)n. The superficial layer of decidual tissue in the pregnant uterus. |
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