Gland of Krause

Preferred Label : Gland of Krause;

NCIt synonyms : Accessory Lacrimal Gland;

NCIt definition : The small accessory lacrimal glands on the upper and lower eyelids that secrete tears. There are approximately 42 glands on the upper lid and 6-8 glands on the lower lid.;

Details

Origin ID

C32678;

UMLS CUI

C1306642;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Exocrine System [NCIt concept]
- Lacrimal Apparatus [NCIt concept]
- Lacrimal Sac [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Accessory lacrimal gland [FMA entity]
- Accessory lacrimal gland (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Accessory lacrimal gland disorder (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Conjunctival gland [FMA entity]
- Conjunctival glands (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Krause's gland [UBERON concept]
- Set of accessory lacrimal glands [FMA entity]
- Set of conjunctival glands [FMA entity]
- accessory lacrimal gland [SNOMED Notion]
- accessory lacrimal gland [UBERON concept]
- conjunctival glands [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Conjunctival gland [FMA entity]
- Conjunctival gland (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Conjunctival glands (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Krause's gland [UBERON concept]
- Set of conjunctival glands [FMA entity]
- conjunctival gland [Radlex concept]
- conjunctival glands [SNOMED Notion]

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