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101Dermis — This article is about the layer of skin. For the website, see DermIS (Dermatology Information System). Dermis Latin dermis; corium Code TH H3.12.00.1.03001 …
102Malpighian layer — Histologic image of the epidermis with its layers named in white text. The Malpighian layer of the skin is a term that is generally defined as both the stratum basale and stratum spinosum as a unit,[1][ …
103Stratum corneum — Histologic image of human epidermis Latin stratum corneum epidermidis Gray s …
104Cutis (anatomy) — Cross section of all skin layers. (Epidermis and dermis labeled at upper right.) Cutis is the combined term for the epidermis and the dermis, the two outer layers of the skin. Underneath is the subcutis …
105Basement membrane — Illustration depicting basement membrane in relation to epithelium and endothelium. Also seen are other extracellular matrix components Latin membr …
106Dermal papillae — Dermal papilla labeled at top Papilla of the hand, treated with acetic acid. Magnified 350 tim …
107Ceruminous glands — are specialized sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) located subcutaneously in the external auditory canal. They produce cerumen or earwax which lubricates and cleans the auditory canal, and serves as a barrier to trap foreign particles (dust,… …
108lunula — 1. [NA] The pale arched area at the proximal portion of the nail plate. 2. A small semilunar structure. [L. dim. of luna, moon] azure l. of nails bluish nonblanching discoloration of the lunulae of all the fingernails in hepatolenticular… …
109lunule — 1. [TA] SYN: l. of nail. 2. A small semilunar structure. l. of nail the pale arched area at the proximal portion of the nail plate. SYN: arcus unguium, half moon, lunula …
110pit — 1. SYN: fovea. 2. One of the pinhead sized depressed scars following the pustule of acne, chickenpox, or smallpox (pockmark). 3. A sharp pointed depression in the enamel surface of a tooth, due to faulty or incomplete …
