sclera - CISMeF

Preferred Label : sclera;

MeSH definition : The white, opaque, fibrous, outer tunic of the eyeball, covering it entirely excepting the segment covered anteriorly by the cornea. It is essentially avascular but contains apertures for vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. It receives the tendons of insertion of the extraocular muscles and at the corneoscleral junction contains the canal of Schlemm. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed);

MeSH synonym : scleras;

MeSH hyponym : Scleral Spurs;

MeSH annotation : the outer coat of the eyeball; inflammation SCLERITIS; neopl SCLERAL DISEASES (IM) EYE NEOPLASMS (IM); blue sclera SCLERA /abnorm; inflammation SCLERITIS; neoplasms SCLERAL DISEASES EYE NEOPLASMS; blue sclera SCLERA /abnorm;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclera;

Details

Origin ID

D012590;

UMLS CUI

C0036410;

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 sclera (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Sclera [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Sclera [ICHI extension code]
- Sclera [ICHI extension code]
- Sclera [ICHI target]
- Scleral spur [FMA entity]
- Sclerosis [NCIt concept]
- Sclerotic (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Sclerotium [NCIt concept]
- Sclerotium (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of scleral spur (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sclera [UBERON concept]
- scleral spur [SNOMED Notion]
- sclerotic [Radlex concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Sclera [FMA entity]
- Sclera [LOINC System]
- Sclera [NCIt concept]
- Scleral structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sclera [Radlex concept]
- sclera, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- Scleral Spur [MeSH concept]
- sclera [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- glaucoma with elevated episcleral venous pressure [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- sclerocornea, autosomal dominant [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- limbus corneae [MeSH Descriptor]
- scleral buckling [MeSH Descriptor]
- scleroplasty [MeSH Descriptor]
- sclerostomy [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Sclera [FMA entity]
- Sclera [NCIt concept]
- Sclera [LOINC System]
- Scleral structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- sclera [Radlex concept]
- sclera [UBERON concept]
- sclera, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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