Species 5174 skin
Skin is the external covering of a lifeform, in humanoids it usually consist of a membranous tissue made up of skin cells.
Historically on Earth skin tones were often used to justify many heinous acts and prejudice, such as the problems of racism encountered by Benny Russell in the 1950s. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")
Skin color is often a distinguishable trait between different alien species and has been the focal point of slang terms such as pink skin to more extreme xenophobic actions such as war, one such skin color driven war destroyed the population of Cheron. (TOS: "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield")
The Borg Queen grafted skin onto Data's android frame in an attempt to make him more susceptible to the Borg Collective's seduction. (Star Trek: First Contact)
- See also: Hair
Dermal technologies and procedures
- Dermal osmotic sealant
- Dermal regenerator
- Dermal stimulator
- Dermaline
- Dermaline gel
- Dermatiraelian plastiscine
- Exo-plating
- Galvanic skin response
- Protoplaser
- Robbiani dermal-optic test
- Skin protector
- Tattooing