Term Name: skin epidermis
Synonyms: epidermis, skin, vertebrate epidermis
Definition: The outer epithelial layer of the skin that is superficial to the dermis.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001003]

Relationships
develops into: actinotrichium feather hair follicle placode
is part of: skin of body
has parts: alarm substance cell apocrine sweat gland basal cell of epidermis courtship gland distal limb integumentary appendage eccrine sweat gland epidermal ciliary cell epidermal egg tooth epidermal intermediate stratum epidermal melanocyte epidermal ridge of digit epidermal scale epidermal superficial stratum epidermis gland epidermis of feather follicle epidermis suprabasal layer eponychium feather follicle placode flask cell hair follicle keratinocyte nail nasal tentacle nonkeratinized cell of epidermis nuptial pad podotheca rhamphotheca sebaceous gland stem cell of epidermis Stiftchenzellen strand of hair stratum basale of epidermis stratum granulosum cell stratum granulosum of epidermis stratum intermedium of epidermis stratum lucidum of epidermis stratum spinosum of epidermis sweat gland
is a type of: external integument structure outer epithelium
has subtype: epidermis of metapodial pad limb epidermis nipple sheath
inverse located_in: dendritic epidermal T cell epidermal Langerhans cell