 the malpighian layer of the skin is a term that is generally defined as both the stratum basale and stratum spinosum as a unit,mcgrath, j.a.; eady, r.a.; pope, f.m. (2004). rook's textbook of dermatology (seventh edition). blackwell publishing. pages 3.1-3.6. isbn 978-0-632-06429-8.thefreedictionary > malpighian layer citing: *the american heritage medical dictionary 2007 *saunders comprehensive veterinary dictionary, 3 ed. 2007 although it is occasionally defined as the stratum basale specifically.thefreedictionary > malpighian layer citing: *dorland's medical dictionary for health consumers 2007 also, the term is occasionally used synonymously as the prickle cell layerpage 7.36 in:  (although prickle cell layer generally is defined as the stratum spinosum specificallythefreedictionary > prickle cell layer citing: *dorland's medical dictionary for health consumers. 2007 *the american heritage medical dictionary 2007 *mosby's medical dictionary, 8th edition 2009) or to designate a part of the stratum corneum.page 7.43 in:  it is named after marcello malpighi. == see also == * epidermis == references ==   
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