lobule of pinna

Preferred Label : lobule of pinna;

Uberon definition : The soft lower part of the external ear, projecting below the antitragus.;

Uberon synonym : lobe of ear; ear lobe; pinna lobule; earlobe; auricular lobule; lobule of auricle of ear;

Uberon related term : lobule of auricle; ear lobule;

Uberon Structure note : The earlobe is composed of tough areolar and adipose (fatty) connective tissues, lacking the firmness and elasticity of the rest of the pinna. Since the earlobe does not contain cartilage the earlobe has a large blood supply and may help to warm the ears and maintain balance but generally earlobes are not considered to have any major biological function.;

Details

Origin ID

0001847;

UMLS CUI

C0229315;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ear lobule structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Earlobe [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Earlobe [ICHI extension code]
- Lobule of pinna [FMA entity]
- Lobule of the Auricle [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Ear lobule structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Earlobe [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Lobule of pinna [FMA entity]
- Lobule of the Auricle [NCIt concept]
- ear lobule [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire ear lobule (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lobule of pinna [FMA entity]
- Lobule of the Auricle [NCIt concept]
contributes to morphology of
- external ear [UBERON concept]
part of
- pinna [UBERON concept]

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