The enlarged basal part of a hair within the skin[BTO]. The root of the hair ends in an enlargement, the hair bulb, which is whiter in color and softer in texture than the shaft, and is lodged in a follicular involution of the epidermis called the hair follicle. [Wikipedia]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_root http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000555 ]
Synonyms: root of hair
Term information
- FMA:70730
- NCIT:C32711
- UMLS:C1182707 (ncithesaurus:Hair_Root)
- CALOHA:TS-0433
- NCIT:C32707
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1182707
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_root
- BTO:0000555