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MeSH Heading: Hair
Tree Number(s): A17.360
Unique ID: D006197
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006197
Annotation: abnormally pulling at one's hair = TRICHOTILLOMANIA; HAIR FOLLICLE is available
Scope Note: A filament-like structure consisting of a shaft which projects to the surface of the SKIN from a root which is softer than the shaft and lodges in the cavity of a HAIR FOLLICLE. It is found on most surfaces of the body.
Entry Term(s): Fetal Hair; Hair, Fetal; Lanugo
See Also: Hair Analysis
Online Note: use HAIR to search LANUGO 1966-78
History Note: LANUGO was see under HAIR 1963-78
Date Established: 1960/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Hair MeSH Descriptor Data 2025