title: "Catharsis": an excretory function of the epidermis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D002455:Cell Division; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010587:Phagocytosis; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D012877:Skin Manifestations / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000503:physiopathology