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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33645
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33645
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| Preferred Name | Subcutis |
| Definitions |
Adipose tissue located under the dermis. It binds underlying structures with the skin. The subcutis is important in the regulation of temperature of the skin itself and the body. The size of this layer varies throughout the body and from person to person.
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| Synonyms |
Subcutaneous Tissue
Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue
SUBCUTIS
Subcutis
hypodermis
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| label | Subcutis
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| prefixIRI | Thesaurus:C33645
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| code | C33645
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| DEFINITION | Adipose tissue located under the dermis. It binds underlying structures with the skin. The subcutis is important in the regulation of temperature of the skin itself and the body. The size of this layer varies throughout the body and from person to person.
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| ALT_DEFINITION | Adipose and connective tissue located deep to the dermis.
Lowermost layer of the integumentary system in vertebrates. Types of cells that are found in the hypodermis are fibroblasts, adipose cells, and macrophages. It is derived from the mesoderm, but unlike the dermis, it is not derived from the dermatome region of the mesoderm. The hypodermis is used mainly for fat storage[WP].
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| Legacy Concept Name | Subcutis
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GDC
UBERON
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| xRef | UBERON:0002072
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Subcutaneous Tissue
Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue
SUBCUTIS
Subcutis
hypodermis
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| UMLS_CUI | C0278403
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| Maps_To | Subcutaneous Tissue
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| Preferred_Name | Subcutis
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| Semantic_Type | Tissue
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