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CUTICLE OF HAIR

A layer of overlapping shingle-like cells that invest the hair cortex and serve to lock the hair shaft in its follicle. Synonym: cuticle of hair. Cuticula vaginae folliculi pili, cuticle of overlapping shingle-like cells lining the follicle of the hair. Synonym: cuticle of root sheath.
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