Skin

Of connective tissue, body covering and integumentary system.   May also be referred to as cutis and tegument.

A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body".

This concept's ID is @1~28642

Macule

  • macule 3 facts

    A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases.

  • freckle 0 facts

    A small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin.

  • liver spot 0 facts

    A type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin.

Blemish

  • whitehead 0 facts

    A small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland.

  • blackhead 0 facts

    A black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin.

Nerve Ending

  • free nerve ending 0 facts

    Microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific...

  • Pacinian corpuscle 0 facts

    A specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the...

Stratum

  • cuticle 6 facts

    The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates.

  • dermis 0 facts

    The deep vascular inner layer of the skin.

Also contains

  • line 6 facts

    A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets...

  • sweat gland 2 facts

    Any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration.

  • skin cell 2 facts

    Any of the cells making up the skin.

  • pore 1 facts

    Any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal.

  • investment 1 facts

    Outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism.

  • scab 1 facts

    The crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion.

  • thick skin 0 facts

    Skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros).

  • cuticle 0 facts

    The dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail.

  • pressure point 0 facts

    An area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure; "you must know the pressure...

  • dewlap 0 facts

    A hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck.

  • hangnail 0 facts

    A loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful...

  • melanin 0 facts

    Insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers.

  • prepuce 0 facts

    A fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris.

  • skin graft 0 facts

    A piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury...

  • buff 0 facts

    Bare skin; naked; "swimming in the buff".

  • scalp 0 facts

    The skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy".

  • prepuce 0 facts

    A fold of skin covering the tip of the penis.