loading...| Preferred Name | cornea | |
| Synonyms |
tunica cornea corneas cornea of camera-type eye |
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| Definitions |
The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye that serves as the chief refractory structure. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000964 |
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| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0010031 Wikipedia:Cornea VHOG:0000164 EMAPA:17161 NCIT:C12342 SCTID:181162001 EFO:0000377 BTO:0000286 EHDAA:10199 XAO:0000180 AAO:0010344 CALOHA:TS-0171 EHDAA2:0000316 TAO:0000640 MESH:D003315 ZFA:0000640 EV:0100341 FMA:58238 GAID:892 MA:0000266 |
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| definition |
The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye that serves as the chief refractory structure. |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg |
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| has_exact_synonym |
cornea of camera-type eye |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
tunica cornea corneas |
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| has_relational_adjective |
corneal |
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| id |
UBERON:0000964 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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| label |
cornea |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000964 |
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| preferred label |
cornea |
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| prefLabel |
cornea |
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| taxon_notes |
Compared to terrestial animals, the cornea of zebrafish is relatively flat. It consists of nonpigmented, stratified squamous nonkeratinizing epithelial cells, attached to a thick basement membrane that is considered to be analogous to the Bowman's membrane in mammals. In fish, and aquatic vertebrates in general, the cornea plays no role in focusing light, since it has virtually the same refractive index as water |
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