#tegument__skin__cutis__cuti  a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body"
  supertype:  #connective_tissue  #body_covering
  subtype:  #investment  #thick_skin  #skin_graft  #buff  #dewlap  #prepuce  #foreskin  #scalp  #hangnail
  substance:  #melanin
  part of:  #integumentary_system
  part:  #epidermis__cuticle  the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
     part:  #epidermal_cell__epidermalcell  any of the cells making up the epidermis
     part:  #stratum_corneum__stratumcorneum__corneum__horny_layer__hornylayer  the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
     part:  #stratum_lucidum__stratumlucidum  the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles
     part:  #stratum_granulosum__stratumgranulosum  the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum; contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to the surface
     part:  #stratum_germinativum__stratumgerminativum__stratum_basale__stratumbasale__malpighian_layer__rete_Malpighii  the innermost layer of the epidermis
  part:  #skin_cell  any of the cells making up the skin
  part:  #dermis__corium__derma  the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
  part:  #macule__macula  a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
  part:  #freckle__lentigo  a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
  part:  #liver_spot__liverspot  a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin
  part:  #whitehead__milium  a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland
  part:  #blackhead__comedo  a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
  part:  #pore.duct  any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
  part:  #scab  the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
  part:  #sweat_gland__sweatgland__sudoriferous_gland  any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
  part:  #free_nerve_ending  microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor
  part:  #Pacinian_corpuscle  a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals
  part:  #wrinkle__furrow__crease__crinkle__seam__line  a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"

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