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Descriptor
English
:
Skin
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Piel
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Pele
Tree Number:
A17.815
Definition
English
:
The outer covering of the body that protects it from the
environment
. It is composed of the
DERMIS
and the
EPIDERMIS.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
for animal
tissue
in wound ther see note on
BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS
;
inflammation
=
DERMATITIS
& its specifics;
dryness
of skin: index under
SKIN DISEASES
& do not interpret as XERODERMA see
ICHTHYOSIS
without clues from text
Consider also terms at
English
:
CUTANEOUS, CUTIS, and DERMAT-
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Skin
/
abnormalities
use
Skin Abnormalities
Skin
/
physiology
use
Skin Physiological Phenomena
Skin
/
surgery
use
Dermatologic Surgical Procedures
Skin
/
transplantation
use
Skin Transplantation
See Related
English
:
Dermatologic Agents
Keratinocytes
Skin Manifestations
History Note
English
:
/transplantation was SKIN TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65; was SKIN/transplantation 1966-89
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
13248
Unique Identifier:
D012867
Occurrence in VHL
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