Preferred Name |
Hair Follicle |
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Synonyms |
Hair Follicle HAIR FOLLICLE Hair Follicles hair follicle Follicles |
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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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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13317 |
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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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code |
C13317 |
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Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C78734 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526 |
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Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
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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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FULL_SYN |
Hair Follicle HAIR FOLLICLE Hair Follicles hair follicle Follicles |
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label |
Hair Follicle |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Hair_Follicle |
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Preferred_Name |
Hair Follicle |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C13317 |
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Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0221971 |
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subClassOf |