Any portion of the organ that covers that body and consists of a layer of epidermis and a layer of dermis. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database
cross reference
- EMAPA:17525
- EHDAA2:0001844
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/20795001
- MESH:D012867
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjX3ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- EV:0100152
- VHOG:0000860
- FMA:86166
- EHDAA:6530
- GAID:933
- MIAA:0000284
- MA:0000151
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin
- MAT:0000284
Subsets
pheno_slim
curator note
- Note the distinction between the entire skin of the body, of which there is only 1 in an organism, and zones of skin, of which there can be many. Examples: skin of knee
definition
- Any portion of the organ that covers that body and consists of a layer of epidermis and a layer of dermis.
depicted by
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Skin.svg
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/HumanSkinDiagram.jpg
external ontology notes
- we assume that mouse, HOG and GAID all mean zone of skin when they say skin. We also choose skin as an exact synonym, as it is more intuitive
has exact synonym
- skin
- skin zone
- region of skin
- skin region
- portion of skin
has obo namespace
- uberon
homology notes
- (...) it is well-established that neural crest cells contribute to both the dermal skeleton (craniofacial bone, teeth, and the caudal fin rays of teleosts) and the integument, including craniofacial dermis and all pigment cells outside the retina (...).[well established][VHOG]
id
- UBERON:0000014
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