middle lobe of lung

Preferred Label : middle lobe of lung;

Uberon definition : A lobe of the lung that is situated somewhere between an upper lobe and lower lobe.;

Uberon synonym : lung middle lobe;

Uberon Taxon note : mice have 4 right lobes (5 in some schemes), humans have 2, and thus no middle lobe (the lingula is not a lobe);

Details

Origin ID

0008955;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Middle Lobe of the Right Lung [NCIt concept]
- Middle lobe, lung [ICD-O code]
- Structure of middle lobe of lung (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- middle lobe of lung [Radlex concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire middle lobe of lung (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
anterior to
- lower lobe of lung [UBERON concept]
posterior to
- upper lobe of lung [UBERON concept]

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