lacrimal gland

Preferred Label : lacrimal gland;

Uberon definition : The lacrimal glands are paired almond-shaped glands, located in or near the orbital region, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.[WP].;

Uberon synonym : lacrimal-preorbital gland;

Uberon related term : tear gland; glandula praeorbitalis; preorbital gland;

Uberon Taxon note : Innervation is highly complex and species-specific;

Details

Origin ID

0001817;

UMLS CUI

C0022907;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire lacrimal gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lacrimal Gland [NCIt concept]
- Lacrimal apparatus [ICHI target]
- Lacrimal gland [FMA entity]
- Lacrimal gland [ICD-O code]
- Lacrimal gland [LOINC System]
- Lacrimal gland structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lacrimal gland [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Lacrimal gland [ICHI extension code]
- lacrimal apparatus [MeSH Descriptor]
- lacrimal gland [Radlex concept]
- lacrimal gland [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Lacrimal Gland [NCIt concept]
- Lacrimal gland [FMA entity]
- Lacrimal gland [LOINC System]
- Lacrimal gland structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- lacrimal gland [MeSH concept]
- lacrimal gland, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire lacrimal gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lacrimal Gland [NCIt concept]
- Lacrimal gland [FMA entity]
contributes to morphology of
- lacrimal apparatus [UBERON concept]
develops from
- lacrimal gland bud [UBERON concept]
has part
- acinus of lacrimal gland [UBERON concept]
- lacrimal gland epithelium [UBERON concept]
innervated by
- lacrimal nerve [UBERON concept]
part of
- lacrimal apparatus [UBERON concept]
produces
- secretion of lacrimal gland [UBERON concept]

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