Stratum Corneum

Preferred Label : Stratum Corneum;

NCIt synonyms : Horny Layer;

NCIt definition : The most superficial layer of the epidermis and the surface coating of the skin, primarily consisting of layers of corneocytes, which are dead, flat, enucleated, keratin-filled cells. The stratum corneum serves as a physiological barrier for the protection of underlying tissues, as well as a barrier to fluid and solute loss from within the body.;

Details

Origin ID

C33625;

UMLS CUI

C0221921;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Epidermis [NCIt concept]
Associated anatomy of gene products
- Late Cornified Envelope Protein 3B [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Horny layer of epidermis [FMA entity]
- Stratum corneum [ICD-11 Extension code]
- stratum corneum of epidermis [UBERON concept]
Contains anatomical structure(s)
- Stratum Conjunctum [NCIt concept]
- Stratum Disjunctum [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Stratum corneum structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- stratum corneum [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Tissue [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Horny layer of epidermis [FMA entity]
- Stratum corneum structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- stratum corneum [SNOMED Notion]
- stratum corneum of epidermis [UBERON concept]

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