skin cell

/skɪn sɛl/

Other forms: skin cells

Definitions of skin cell

1. noun

   any of the cells making up the skin
   types:

   epidermal cell

   any of the cells making up the epidermis

   prickle cell

   a cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickle-cell layer); has many spines and radiating processes

   melanoblast

   an epidermal cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte

   melanocyte

   a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone

   type of:

   somatic cell, vegetative cell

   any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes