Nictitating Membrane

Preferred Label : Nictitating Membrane;

NCIt related terms : MEMBRANE, NICTITATING;

NCIt definition : A translucent membrane present in the eye of some animals, also called the third eyelid. It is part of the conjunctiva and protects the eye from debris and dry air.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A translucent membrane present in the eye of some animals, also called the third eyelid.;

Details

Origin ID

C77657;

UMLS CUI

C0028058;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Plica semilunaris of conjunctiva [FMA entity]
- 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 [MeSH Descriptor]
- nictitating membrane [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Third eyelid of animals (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- nictitating membrane [UBERON concept]
- nictitating membrane [MeSH Descriptor]
- nictitating membrane [MeSH concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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