cortex of lens

Preferred Label : cortex of lens;

Definition : The portion of the crystalline lens surrounding the nucleus and bound anteriorly by the epithelium and posteriorly by the capsule. It contains lens fibers and amorphous, intercellular substance. [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0023307;

Details

Origin ID

RID9690;

UMLS CUI

C0023307;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cortex of lens [FMA entity]
- Entire cortex of lens (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of cortex of lens (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- cortex of lens [SNOMED Notion]
- lens cortex [UBERON concept]
- lens cortex, crystalline [MeSH Descriptor]
- lens cortex, crystalline [MeSH concept]
Part of
- lens [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Cortex of lens [FMA entity]
- Structure of cortex of lens (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- cortex of lens [SNOMED Notion]
- lens cortex, crystalline [MeSH Descriptor]
- lens cortex, crystalline [MeSH concept]

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