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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017768
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017768
Preferred Name

Skin, Artificial
Definitions
Synthetic material used for the treatment of burns and other conditions involving large-scale loss of skin. It often consists of an outer (epidermal) layer of silicone and an inner (dermal) layer of collagen and chondroitin 6-sulfate. The dermal layer elicits new growth and vascular invasion and the outer layer is later removed and replaced by a graft.
Synonyms
Substitutes, Skin
Artificial Skins
Skins, Artificial
Skin Substitutes
Artificial Skin
Substitute, Skin
Skin Substitute
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

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Synthetic material used for the treatment of burns and other conditions involving large-scale loss of skin. It often consists of an outer (epidermal) layer of silicone and an inner (dermal) layer of collagen and chondroitin 6-sulfate. The dermal layer elicits new growth and vascular invasion and the outer layer is later removed and replaced by a graft.
altLabel
Substitutes, Skin
Artificial Skins
Skins, Artificial
Skin Substitutes
Artificial Skin
Substitute, Skin
Skin Substitute
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prefLabel
Skin, Artificial
Machine permutation
94
HN
94
type
tui
T122
TERMUI
T053174
T053172
T053173
TH
NLM (1994)
MMR
19990101
notation
D017768
Semantic type UMLS property
Inverse of AQ
DX
19940101
cui
C0206238
C0917725
DC
1
MN
E07.858.082.800
AN
to stimulate new skin growth before replacement by graft
AQL
AE CL EC ES HI MI PS PX SD SN ST TD VE VI
MDA
19990101
subClassOf
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