Bowman's Membrane

Preferred Label : Bowman's Membrane;

NCIt synonyms : Bowman s Membrane;

NCIt definition : A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; it is considered to be a basement membrane.;

Details

Origin ID

C32226;

UMLS CUI

C0229127;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Basal Domain of the Epithelium [NCIt concept]
- Cornea [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Anterior limiting lamina of cornea [FMA entity]
- Entire Bruch's basal membrane (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Jackson's membrane (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of Descemet's membrane (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of anterior limiting lamina of cornea (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of pars flaccida of tympanic membrane (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of suspensory ligament of lens (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Vestibular membrane structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- anterior limiting lamina of cornea [UBERON concept]
- bruch membrane [MeSH Descriptor]
- descemet membrane [MeSH Descriptor]
- jackson's membrane [SNOMED Notion]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- bowman membrane [MeSH Descriptor]
- bowman membrane [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Anterior limiting lamina of cornea [FMA entity]
- Reichert's membrane [FMA entity]
- Structure of anterior limiting lamina of cornea (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- anterior limiting lamina of cornea [UBERON concept]
- bowman membrane [MeSH concept]
- bowman membrane [MeSH Descriptor]
- bowman's anterior elastic lamina [SNOMED Notion]

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