skin
soft outer covering organ of vertebrates
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Summary
skin is an organ type[1]. skin draws 8,568 Wikipedia views per month (organ type category, ranking #26 of 50).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
- Subclass of: animal organ[4], animal product[5], particular anatomical entity[6], sensory organ[7]
- Has use: protection[8]
- Commons category: Skin[9]
- Has part(s): dermis[10], epidermis[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Skin[12]
- Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18]
- Has characteristic: complexion[19]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C12470[20]
- Different from: human skin[21], leather[22]
- Hashtag: skin[23]
- Studied by: dermatology[24]
- Connects with: subcutaneous bursa[25]
- Development of anatomical structure: skin development[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[27], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
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Influence
Things named for skin include Heterodermia[29], a taxon[30].
Why It Matters
skin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] skin is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for skin include Heterodermia[29], a taxon[30].