Human Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: August 13, 2024
Preferred Name

Episcleritis
Synonyms

Inflammation of the thin layer on top of the white part of eye

Definitions

Inflammation of the episclera, a thin layer of tissue covering the white part (sclera) of the eye. In contrast to conjunctivitis, with episcleritis the inflammation is generally limited to isolated parts of the sclera and is not diffuse.One can observe dilated episcleral blood vessels between regions of white sclera.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100534

comment

In contrast to conjunctivitis, with episcleritis the inflammation is generally limited to isolated parts of the sclera and is not diffuse.One can observe dilated episcleral blood vessels between regions of white sclera.

creation_date

2010-12-20T05:48:22Z

database_cross_reference

UMLS:C0014583

SNOMEDCT_US:815008

definition

Inflammation of the episclera, a thin layer of tissue covering the white part (sclera) of the eye.

has_exact_synonym

Inflammation of the thin layer on top of the white part of eye

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0100534

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/hp.obo#hposlim_core

label

Episcleritis

notation

HP:0100534

prefLabel

Episcleritis

terms_creator

https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4530-3154

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100533

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000591

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100533

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000591

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