Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
integument
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002199
The dermis, epidermis and hypodermis. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integument ]
Term info
Label
integument
Synonyms
- dermis plus epidermis plus hypodermis
- integumentum commune
- skin and subcutaneous tissue
- skin plus hypodermis
- the integument
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
curator note
in FMA intergument = skin+superficial fascia(hypodermis), skin=dermis+epidermis+hair_nail. Note that the definition provided here excludes the more general sense of the term 'integument' used in invertebrates; consider 'integumental system'. Note that the VSAO class appears to include adnexa by its definition.
external definition
Anatomical system that protects the body from damage, comprising the skin and its appendages.[AAO], Surface structure that is the outer protective covering of the body.[VSAO], The outer protective barrier that separates the animal from its aquatic environment. Le Guellec et al, 2004.[TAO]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
dermoid system, vertebrate integument, skin, Hautsystem@de, tegument, dermal system
has relational adjective
integumentary, integumental
id
UBERON:0002199
Term relations
Subclass of:
- anatomical entity
- organ system subdivision
- material entity
- has_part some skin of body
- bounding layer of some multicellular organism
- part of some integumental system
- has_part some hypodermis