meibomian glands

Preferred Label : meibomian glands;

MeSH definition : The sebaceous glands situated on the inner surface of the eyelids between the tarsal plates and CONJUNCTIVA.;

MeSH synonym : meibomian gland; gland, meibomian; tarsal glands; gland, tarsal; tarsal gland; Glandulae Tarsales;

CISMeF synonym : glands, meibomian; glands, tarsal;

MeSH annotation : dis: coord IM with EYELID DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with EYELID NEOPLASMS (IM) histol type of neopl (IM); diseases: coordinate with EYELID DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with EYELID NEOPLASMS histological type of neoplasm; diseases: coordinate with EYELID DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with EYELID NEOPLASMS histological type of neoplasm; inflammation MEIBOMITIS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meibomian glands;

Details

Origin ID

D008537;

UMLS CUI

C0025181;

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)
- Entire meibomian gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Meibomian gland [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Meibomian gland [ICHI extension code]
- Sebaceous gland of eyelid [FMA entity]
- Set of tarsal glands [FMA entity]
- Structure of meibomian gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tarsal gland [FMA entity]
- tarsal gland [UBERON concept]
- tarsal gland [SNOMED Notion]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Meibomian Gland [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- meibomian glands [MeSH concept]
See also
- chalazion [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Meibomian Gland [NCIt concept]
- Set of tarsal glands [FMA entity]
- Structure of meibomian gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tarsal gland [FMA entity]
- tarsal gland [SNOMED Notion]
- tarsal gland [UBERON concept]

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