cervix epithelium

Preferred Label : cervix epithelium;

Uberon definition : An epithelium that is part of a uterine cervix [Automatically generated definition].;

Uberon synonym : cervical canal epithelial tissue; cervical epithelium; epithelium of cervix; cervix epithelial tissue; cervical canal epithelium;

Uberon Structure note : The epithelium of the cervix is varied. The ectocervix (more distal, by the vagina) is composed of nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium. The endocervix (more proximal, within the uterus) is composed of simple columnar epithelium;

Details

Origin ID

0004801;

UMLS CUI

C1711358;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cervix Epithelium [NCIt concept]
- Epithelium of cervix [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Tissue [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Cervix Epithelium [NCIt concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Cervix Epithelium [NCIt concept]
contributes to morphology of
- uterine cervix [UBERON concept]
part of
- uterine cervix [UBERON concept]

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