loading...| Preferred Name | Lens | |
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| Definitions |
A biconvex transparent structure of the eye through which light is focused on the retina. The lens sits behind the iris and is supported by the zonule, which connects it to the ciliary body. The lens is an avascular structure. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12743 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A clear disk that focuses light, as in a camera or microscope. In the eye, the lens is a clear, curved structure at the front of the eye behind the pupil. It focuses light rays that enter the eye through the pupil, making an image on the retina (light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye). The structure of the eye through which light is focused onto the retina. |
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C12743 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
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| definition |
A biconvex transparent structure of the eye through which light is focused on the retina. The lens sits behind the iris and is supported by the zonule, which connects it to the ciliary body. The lens is an avascular structure. |
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| Display_Name |
Lens |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77529 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C74456 |
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| label |
Lens |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Crystalline_Lens |
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| Preferred_Name |
Lens |
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| prefixIRI |
NCIT:C12743 |
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| prefLabel |
Lens |
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| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0023317 |
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