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    • hypodermis morphology trait   VT:0003705   (3)
    Definition: Any measurable or observable characteristic related to the shape, structure, color, or pattern of the irregular layer of adipose and connective tissue, stroma, or membrane immediately deep to the skin and superficial to the deep fascia; usually consists primarily of either just loose connective tissue, or a fatty layer that may also include a muscle layer, and/or a fibrous layer; may also occur as a membranous layer only, being nearly devoid of fat. [ISBN:0-683-40008-8, MP:0003705];



    MP:0003705 (abnormal hypodermis morphology) is numbered similarly to VT:0003705 but is over in the MP ontology (semantics may or may not be similar).

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