lens capsule, crystalline

Preferred Label : lens capsule, crystalline;

MeSH definition : The thin noncellular outer covering of the CRYSTALLINE LENS composed mainly of COLLAGEN TYPE IV and GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS. It is secreted by the embryonic anterior and posterior epithelium. The embryonic posterior epithelium later disappears.;

MeSH synonym : crystalline lens capsule; crystalline lens capsules; lens capsules, crystalline; capsule, crystalline lens; capsules, crystalline lens;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens capsule, crystalline;

Details

Origin ID

D007903;

UMLS CUI

C0229232;

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]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Capsule of lens [FMA entity]
- Lens Capsule [NCIt concept]
- Structure of lens capsule (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- capsule of lens [Radlex concept]
- crystalline lens and capsule [SNOMED Notion]
- crystalloid [Blood Transfusion thesaurus concept]
- crystalloid solutions [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- lens capsule [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- lens capsule, crystalline [MeSH concept]
See also
- capsulorhexis [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Capsule of lens [FMA entity]
- Lens Capsule [NCIt concept]
- Structure of lens capsule (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- capsule of lens [UBERON concept]
- crystalline lens and capsule [SNOMED Notion]
- lens capsule [SNOMED Notion]

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