hair outer root sheath

A stratified epithelium that surrounds the hair follicle that merges proximally with the basal layer of the interfollicular epidermis and distally with the hair bulb. [ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.12.005 http://www.keratin.com/aa/aa022.shtml https://github.com/obophenotype/mouse-anatomy-ontology/issues/56 ]

Synonyms: outer root sheath of hair follicle hair follicle outer root sheath external root sheath of hair follicle

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outer hair sheath

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