Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
skin of body
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002097
The organ covering the body that consists of the dermis and epidermis. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_cjm ]
Term info
Label
skin of body
Synonyms
- entire skin
- skin organ
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, major_organ
curator note
consider 'integumentary system' for invertebrates
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Skin.svg
external ontology notes
MA uses the term skin to refer to what is called here: zone of skin
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
entire integument, integumental organ, skin, pelt, integument
id
UBERON:0002097
Term relations
Subclass of:
- organ
- ectoderm-derived structure
- develops from some embryonic skin basal layer
- part of some integument
- composed primarily of some zone of skin