skin

Summary

skin is an organ type^[1]. skin draws 660 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #26 of 50).^[2]

Key Facts

• skin's instance of is recorded as organ type^[3].
• skin's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity^[4].
• skin is a type of animal organ^[5].
• skin is a type of animal product^[6].
• skin is a type of particular anatomical entity^[7].
• skin is a type of sensory organ^[8].
• skin is used for protection^[9].
• skin's Commons category is recorded as Skin^[10].
• skin comprises dermis^[11].
• skin comprises epidermis^[12].
• skin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Skin^[13].
• skin's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)^[14].
• skin's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• skin's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• skin's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[17].
• skin's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• skin's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].
• skin's has characteristic is recorded as complexion^[20].
• skin's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12470^[21].
• skin's different from is recorded as human skin^[22].
• skin's different from is recorded as leather^[23].
• skin's hashtag is recorded as skin^[24].
• skin's studied by is recorded as dermatology^[25].
• skin's connects with is recorded as subcutaneous bursa^[26].
• skin's development of anatomical structure is recorded as skin development^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include organ type^[3] and class of anatomical entity^[4]. Recorded subclass of include animal organ^[5], animal product^[6], particular anatomical entity^[7], and sensory organ^[8].

Use and Application

skin is used for protection^[9]. Components include dermis^[11], a class of anatomical entity^[28] and epidermis^[12], a class of anatomical entity^[29].

Influence

Things named for skin include Heterodermia^[30], a taxon^[31].

Why It Matters

skin draws 660 Wikipedia views per month (organ_type category, ranking #26 of 50).^[2] skin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] skin is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for skin include Heterodermia^[30], a taxon^[31].