tarsal gland - CISMeF

Preferred Label : tarsal gland;

Uberon definition : A modified lobulated sebaceous gland at the rim of an eyelid, responsible for the supply of meibum.;

Uberon synonym : glandula tarsales; gland of Meibom; Meibomian gland;

Uberon related term : tarsoconjunctival gland; palpebral gland;

Uberon Development note : in mice, meibomian gland development is initiated around E18.5 with the formation of an epithelial placode and mesenchymal condensation, similar to that observed in hair follicle development; invagination of the epithelium into the developing mesenchyme then continues from birth to about P3 with initial branching of the epithelial cord detected at P5; by P8 the developing meibomian gland shows extensive ductal branching and the formation of distinct acini with mature meibomian glands present by P15 or eyelid opening[PMID:20664693];

Details

Origin ID

0001818;

UMLS CUI

C0025181;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire meibomian gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Meibomian Gland [NCIt concept]
- Meibomian gland [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Meibomian gland [ICHI extension code]
- Structure of meibomian gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tarsal gland [FMA entity]
- meibomian glands [MeSH Descriptor]
- meibomian glands [MeSH concept]
- tarsal gland [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Meibomian Gland [NCIt concept]
- Set of tarsal glands [FMA entity]
- Structure of meibomian gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tarsal gland [FMA entity]
- meibomian glands [MeSH concept]
- meibomian glands [MeSH Descriptor]
- tarsal gland [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire meibomian gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Meibomian Gland [NCIt concept]
- Tarsal gland [FMA entity]
contributes to morphology of
- eyelid [UBERON concept]
has part
- tarsal gland acinus [UBERON concept]
part of
- eyelid tarsus [UBERON concept]
produces
- meibum [UBERON concept]

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