An epidermal invagination that has as parts a hair follicle, a sebaceous gland, and arrector pili muscle. [ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3130146 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilosebaceous_unit https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0123813611 ]
Synonyms: fabrica pilosebacea pilo-sebaceous apparatus pilo-sebaceous unit pilosebaceous apparatus
Term information
pheno_slim
Term relations
- organ subunit
- has part some sebaceous gland
- has part some arrector muscle of hair
- has part some hair follicle
- part of some integumentary adnexa