Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

integument

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Term info

Label

integument

database cross reference
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.

definition

The dermis, epidermis and hypodermis.

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 exact synonym

dermis plus epidermis plus hypodermis, the integument, skin plus hypodermis, skin and subcutaneous tissue, integumentum commune

has related synonym

dermoid system, vertebrate integument, skin, tegument, dermal system

has relational adjective

integumentary, integumental

id

UBERON:0002199

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl