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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13317
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13317
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| Preferred Name | Hair Follicle |
| Definitions |
A tube-like invagination of the epidermis from which the hair shaft develops and into which the sebaceous glands open; the follicle is lined by a cellular inner and outer root sheath of epidermal origin and is invested with a fibrous sheath derived from the dermis.
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| Synonyms |
Hair Follicle
HAIR FOLLICLE
Hair Follicles
hair follicle
Follicles
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
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Hair Follicle
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Hair_Follicle
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| Preferred_Name |
Hair Follicle
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| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C13317
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| DEFINITION |
A tube-like invagination of the epidermis from which the hair shaft develops and into which the sebaceous glands open; the follicle is lined by a cellular inner and outer root sheath of epidermal origin and is invested with a fibrous sheath derived from the dermis.
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0221971
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| code |
C13317
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Hair Follicle
HAIR FOLLICLE
Hair Follicles
hair follicle
Follicles
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A shaft or opening on the surface of the skin through which hair grows.
A tube-like invagination of the epidermis from which the hair shaft develops and into which the sebaceous glands open; the follicle is lined by a cellular inner and outer root sheath of epidermal origin and is invested with a fibrous sheath derived from the dermis. (NCI)
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CDISC
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