Descriptor English: | Epidermis |
Descriptor Spanish: | Epidermis |
Descriptor Portuguese: | Epiderme |
Descriptor French: | Épiderme |
Tree number(s): |
A10.272.497 A17.815.250 |
RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004817 |
Scope note: | The external, nonvascular layer of the skin. It is made up, from within outward, of five layers of EPITHELIUM: (1) basal layer (stratum basale epidermidis); (2) spinous layer (stratum spinosum epidermidis); (3) granular layer (stratum granulosum epidermidis); (4) clear layer (stratum lucidum epidermidis); and (5) horny layer (stratum corneum epidermidis). |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
Entry Combination: |
cytology:Epidermal Cells
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Previous Indexing: |
Skin (1966-1977) |
Public MeSH Note: | 78 |
History Note: | 78 |
DeCS ID: | 4898 |
Unique ID: | D004817 |
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
Date Established: | 1978/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1977/03/01 |
Revision Date: | 2018/07/02 |
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ANATOMY
Tissues [A10]Tissues
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Epidermis
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Concept UI |
M0007554 |
Scope note | The external, nonvascular layer of the skin. It is made up, from within outward, of five layers of EPITHELIUM: (1) basal layer (stratum basale epidermidis); (2) spinous layer (stratum spinosum epidermidis); (3) granular layer (stratum granulosum epidermidis); (4) clear layer (stratum lucidum epidermidis); and (5) horny layer (stratum corneum epidermidis). |
Preferred term | Epidermis |
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