descemet membrane

Preferred Label : descemet membrane;

MeSH definition : A layer of the cornea. It is the basal lamina of the CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM (from which it is secreted) separating it from the CORNEAL STROMA. It is a homogeneous structure composed of fine collagenous filaments, and slowly increases in thickness with age.;

MeSH synonym : lamina elastica posterior; elastica posteriors, lamina; posterior, lamina elastica; posteriors, lamina elastica; descemets membrane; membranes, descemet; descemet membranes; descemet's membrane; elastica posterior, lamina; lamina elastica posteriors; membrane, descemet; membrane, descemet's;

Details

Origin ID

D003886;

UMLS CUI

C0011665;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- innervation [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Bowman's Membrane [NCIt concept]
- Descemet's membrane [UBERON concept]
- Entire Bruch's basal membrane (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Jackson's membrane (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Posterior limiting lamina of cornea [FMA entity]
- Structure of Descemet's membrane (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of anterior limiting lamina of cornea (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of pars flaccida of tympanic membrane (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of suspensory ligament of lens (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Vestibular membrane structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- descemet's posterior elastic lamina [SNOMED Notion]
- jackson's membrane [SNOMED Notion]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Descemet's Membrane [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- descemet membrane [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Descemet's Membrane [NCIt concept]
- Descemet's membrane [UBERON concept]
- Posterior limiting lamina of cornea [FMA entity]
- Structure of Descemet's membrane (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- descemet's posterior elastic lamina [SNOMED Notion]

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