pilosebaceous unit

Preferred Label : pilosebaceous unit;

Uberon definition : An epidermal invagination that has as parts a hair follicle, a sebaceous gland, and arrector pili muscle;

Uberon synonym : pilosebaceous apparatus; pilo-sebaceous apparatus; pilo-sebaceous unit; fabrica pilosebacea;

Uberon related term : pilosebaceous gland;

Details

Origin ID

0011932;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Pilosebaceous unit [FMA entity]
- Structure of pilosebaceous apparatus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- pilo-sebaceous apparatus [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Pilosebaceous unit [FMA entity]
has part
- arrector muscle of hair [UBERON concept]
- hair follicle [UBERON concept]
- sebaceous gland [UBERON concept]
- strand of hair [UBERON concept]
part of
- integumentary adnexa [UBERON concept]

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