strata - a layer; L. granulum - a small particle or grain]. A layer of follicle cells that line the theca of a maturing ovarian follicle.
This is the granular layer of the epidermis is characterised by flattened cells filled with dark granules containing keratohyaline protein.
In microscopic views of skin, the stratum granulosum layer of the epidermis lies between the stratum spinosum below and the stratum lucidum above.