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BODY FUNCTIONS

CHAPTER 8
FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND RELATED STRUCTURES
Functions of the skin
b810 Protective functions of the skin
Functions of the skin for protecting the body from physical, chemical and biological threats.

Inclusion
functions of protecting against the sun and other radiation, photosensitivity, pigmentation, quality of skin; insulating function of skin, callus formation, hardening; impairments such as broken skin, ulcers, bedsores and thinning of skin.

exclusion
repair functions of the skin (b820); other functions of the skin (b830).





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