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orthokeratinized epithelium

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UBERON:0013194
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Definition
A keratinized epithelium in which the cells of the stratum corneum become very flat, loose their nuclei and cytoplasmic organelles and are now composed of densely packed tonofilaments cemented by filaggrin http://www.dental.pitt.edu/informatics/periohistology/en/glossary.html
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