nictitating membrane

Preferred Label : nictitating membrane;

MeSH definition : A fold of the mucous membrane of the CONJUNCTIVA in many animals. At rest, it is hidden in the medial canthus. It can extend to cover part or all of the cornea to help clean the CORNEA.;

MeSH synonym : third eyelids; third eyelid; membranes, nictitating; membrane, nictitating; nictitating membranes; eyelid, third; eyelids, third;

MeSH annotation : ptosis of X ref THIRD EYELID: coord IM with EYELID DISEASES /vet (IM), not BLEPHAROPTOSIS; ptosis of entry term THIRD EYELID: coord IM with EYELID DISEASES /vet (IM), not BLEPHAROPTOSIS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nictitating membrane;

Details

Origin ID

D009541;

UMLS CUI

C0028058;

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)
- Plica semilunaris of conjunctiva [FMA entity]
- Procedure on nictitating membrane (procedure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of semilunar fold of conjunctiva (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Third eyelid of animals (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- nictitating membrane [UBERON concept]
- semilunar fold of conjunctiva [SNOMED Notion]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Nictitating Membrane [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- nictitating membrane [MeSH concept]
See also
- eyelids [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Nictitating Membrane [NCIt concept]
- Third eyelid of animals (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- nictitating membrane [UBERON concept]

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