loading...| Preferred Name |
耵聍 |
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| Synonyms |
ear wax earwax |
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| Definitions |
The yellow or brown waxy secretions produced by vestigial apocrine sweat glands in the external ear canal[MESH]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002297 |
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| database_cross_reference |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0740486 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwax GAID:1158 NCIT:C32293 MESH:D002571 UMLS:C0740486 ENVO:02000028 FMA:79869 MA:0002506 |
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| definition |
The yellow or brown waxy secretions produced by vestigial apocrine sweat glands in the external ear canal[MESH]. |
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| function_notes |
Cerumen keeps the eardrum pliable, lubricates and cleans the external auditory canal, waterproofs the canal, kills bacteria, and serves as a barrier to trap foreign particles (dust, fungal spores, etc.) by coating the guard hairs of the ear, making them sticky. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
ear wax earwax |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_relational_adjective |
cerumenous cerumenal |
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| id |
UBERON:0002297 |
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| imported from | ||
| in_subset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim |
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| label |
耵聍 cerumen |
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| notation |
UBERON:0002297 |
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| prefLabel |
耵聍 |
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| subClassOf |
| Delete | Mapping To | Ontology | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002297 | UBERON | SAME_URI | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002297 | BERO | SAME_URI | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002297 | UPHENO | SAME_URI | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002297 | NIFSTD | SAME_URI | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002297 | ENVO | SAME_URI | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002297 | FNS-H | SAME_URI | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002297 | NMDCO | SAME_URI |