limbus corneae

Preferred Label : limbus corneae;

MeSH definition : An annular transitional zone, approximately 1 mm wide, between the cornea and the bulbar conjunctiva and sclera. It is highly vascular and is involved in the metabolism of the cornea. It is ophthalmologically significant in that it appears on the outer surface of the eyeball as a slight furrow, marking the line between the clear cornea and the sclera. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed);

MeSH synonym : limbus, corneal; sclerocorneal limbus; limbus, sclerocorneal; corneal limbus; corneoscleral junction; corneoscleral junctions; junction, corneoscleral; junctions, corneoscleral;

MeSH annotation : a slight furrow between cornea & sclera: do not index under SCLERA unless sclera is particularly discussed; /transpl is unlikely: article will likely be on CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION with anat or physiol ref to LIMBUS CORNEAE with pertinent qualif;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbus corneae;

Details

Origin ID

D016850;

UMLS CUI

C0085376;

ATC code(s)
- limbal stems cells, autologous [ATC Code]
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)
- Corneoscleral Limbus [NCIt concept]
- Corneoscleral junction [FMA entity]
- Extremities [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Limbic lobe [FMA entity]
- Limbus corneae structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Limbus of cornea [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Limbus of cornea [ICHI extension code]
- corneo-scleral junction [UBERON concept]
- limbus corneae [SNOMED Notion]
- limbus of cornea [Radlex concept]
Record concept(s)
- limbus corneae [MeSH concept]
See also
- sclera [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Corneoscleral Limbus [NCIt concept]
- Corneoscleral junction [FMA entity]
- Limbus corneae structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Sclerocorneal junction (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- limbus corneae [SNOMED Notion]
- sclerocorneal junction [SNOMED Notion]

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