Papillary Dermis

Preferred Label : Papillary Dermis;

NCIt definition : The upper portion of the dermis beneath the epidermis. It is composed of thin collagen fibers.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: The thin top layer of the dermis (the inner layer of the skin). The papillary dermis has connective tissue and blood vessels that give nutrients to the epidermis (the outer layer of the skin) and that help control the temperature of the skin.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000634130;

Details

Origin ID

C94819;

UMLS CUI

C0682598;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Skin [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Papillary dermis [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Papillary layer of dermis [FMA entity]
- papillary area [SNOMED Notion]
- papillary layer of dermis [UBERON concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Papillary layer of dermis [FMA entity]

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