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Descriptor English:   Hair 
Descriptor Spanish:   Cabello 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Cabelo 
Synonyms English:   Fetal Hair
Fetal Hairs
Hair, Fetal
Hairs
Hairs, Fetal
Lanugo  
Tree Number:   A17.360
Definition English:   A filament-like structure consisting of a shaft which projects to the surface of the SKIN from a root which is softer than the shaft and lodges in the cavity of a HAIR FOLLICLE. It is found on most surfaces of the body. 
Indexing Annotation English:   abnormally pulling at one's hair = TRICHOTILLOMANIA; HAIR FOLLICLE is available
History Note English:   LANUGO was see under HAIR 1963-78 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry CY cytology
DG diagnostic imaging DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GD growth & development IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
PS parasitology PA pathology
PH physiology PP physiopathology
RE radiation effects TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   6350 
Unique Identifier:   D006197 

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