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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal tissues
  5. skin (animal)
  6. dermis
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal tissues
  5. skin (animal)
  6. dermis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal tissues
  5. skin (animal)
  6. dermis
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal tissues
  5. skin (animal)
  6. dermis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal tissues
  5. skin (animal)
  6. dermis
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. anatomy and morphology
  3. animal anatomy
  4. animal tissues
  5. skin (animal)
  6. dermis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. integumentary system
  5. skin (animal)
  6. dermis
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. anatomy and morphology
  4. integumentary system
  5. skin (animal)
  6. dermis

Preferred term

dermis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Scope note

  • Use for the layer of vascular connective tissue underlying the epidermis; for the nonvascular layer of the skin USE epidermis (animal).

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/32498

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