Epidermis

The external, nonvascular layer of the skin. It is made up, from within outward, of five layers of EPITHELIUM: (1) basal layer (stratum basale epidermidis); (2) spinous layer (stratum spinosum epidermidis); (3) granular layer (stratum granulosum epidermidis); (4) clear layer (stratum lucidum epidermidis); and (5) horny layer (stratum corneum epidermidis).

Year introduced: 1978

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Tree Number(s): A10.272.497, A17.815.250

MeSH Unique ID: D004817

Previous Indexing:

• Skin (1966-1977)

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Anatomy Category
Tissues
Epithelium
Epidermis
Hair Follicle

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Integumentary System
Skin
Epidermis
Hair Follicle