loading...| Preferred Name | gingiva | |
| Synonyms |
gingival mucosa gum gum tissue gums |
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| Definitions |
The fibrous investing tissue, covered by keratinized epithelium, that immediately surrounds a tooth and is contiguous with its periodontal ligament and with the mucosal tissues of the mouth[Glossary of Periodontal Terms 2001]. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001828 |
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| continuous with | ||
| database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Gingiva MESH:D005881 EFO:0001925 galen:Gingiva SCTID:181224006 UMLS:C0017562 VHOG:0001269 EMAPA:35945 BTO:0000519 NCIT:C32677 CALOHA:TS-2074 EV:0100064 FMA:59762 GAID:1257 MA:0000342 |
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| depicted by |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Tooth_Section.svg |
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| editor note |
FMA has a 3-level breakdown of jaws into: region, jaw (skeleton+gums), skeleton. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
gum gum tissue gums |
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| has_related_synonym |
gingival mucosa |
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| hasOBONamespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0001828 |
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| inSubset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim |
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| label |
gingiva |
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| notation |
UBERON:0001828 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefLabel |
gingiva |
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| textual definition |
The fibrous investing tissue, covered by keratinized epithelium, that immediately surrounds a tooth and is contiguous with its periodontal ligament and with the mucosal tissues of the mouth[Glossary of Periodontal Terms 2001]. |
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| UBPROP_0000007 |
gingival |
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