Accessory Organs to the Skin

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apocrine gland
noun
apocrine sweat gland
ceruminous gland
noun
one of the modified sweat glands of the ear that produce earwax
eccrine gland
noun
small sweat glands that produce a fluid secretion without removing cytoplasm from secreting cells
filament
noun
long slender cell or series of attached cells
hair
noun
filamentous outgrowth of the epidermis.
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hair follicle
noun
small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops
hair root
noun
part of a hair that is embedded in a hair follicle
hair shaft
noun
part of a hair projecting beyond the skin
lunula
noun
something shaped like a narrow crescent, as the small, pale area at the base of the fingernail
mammary gland
noun
compound accessory reproductive organs of the female, occur in pairs on the chest or ventral surface
matrix
noun
intercellular substance of a tissue
melanocyte
noun
cell producing and containing melanin
nail matrix
noun
intercellular substance of the tissue found in the nail
sebaceous gland
noun
any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin
sebum
noun
fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands

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