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hair outer root sheath
- Term ID
- UBERON:0005942
- Synonyms
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- external root sheath of hair follicle
- hair follicle outer root sheath
- ORS
- outer hair sheath
- outer root sheath
- outer root sheath of hair follicle
- Definition
- A stratified epithelium that surrounds the hair follicle that merges proximally with the basal layer of the interfollicular epidermis and distally with the hair bulb. (3)
- References
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- BTO:0003969
- EMAPA:32793
- MA:0000780
- NCIT:C62490
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_root_sheath
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/319224003
- Ontology
- Cell Ontology
- has parts
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- is a type of
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- has subtype
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