Anatomy

Skin

The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.

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The outer covering of the body that protects it from the environment. It is composed of the DERMIS and the EPIDERMIS.

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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for animal tissue in wound ther see note on BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; inflammation = DERMATITIS & its specifics; dryness of skin: index under SKIN DISEASES & do not interpret as XERODERMA see ICHTHYOSIS without clues from text

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History Note

/transplantation was SKIN TRANSPLANTATION 1963-65; was SKIN/transplantation 1966-89

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  1. A17w.815w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Skin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012867. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012867
  2. Skin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin
  3. Skin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1074