Preferred Name |
periodontal ligament |
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Synonyms |
fibra periodontalis periodontal fiber periodontal fibre paradentium odontoperiosteum peridontal fiber alveolar periosteum alveolodental ligament periodontium peridontium peridontal ligament fibre peridontal membrane desmodontium peridental membrane peridontal ligament peridontal ligament fiber peridontal fibre alveolodental membrane PDL |
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Definitions |
The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the root of a tooth, separating it from and attaching it to the alveolar bone. It extends from the base of the gingival mucosa to the fundus of the bony socket, and its main function is to hold the tooth in its socket[BTO]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008266 |
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database_cross_reference |
SCTID:245775004 BTO:0001020 CALOHA:TS-0763 Wikipedia:Periodontal_fiber EMAPA:35679 FMA:56665 GAID:1259 MA:0002467 |
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definition |
The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the root of a tooth, separating it from and attaching it to the alveolar bone. It extends from the base of the gingival mucosa to the fundus of the bony socket, and its main function is to hold the tooth in its socket[BTO]. |
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develops_from | ||
has_exact_synonym |
fibra periodontalis periodontal fiber periodontal fibre |
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has_related_synonym |
paradentium odontoperiosteum peridontal fiber alveolar periosteum alveolodental ligament periodontium peridontium peridontal ligament fibre peridontal membrane desmodontium peridental membrane peridontal ligament peridontal ligament fiber peridontal fibre alveolodental membrane PDL |
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label |
periodontal ligament |
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part_of | ||
prefixIRI |
UBERON:0008266 |
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prefLabel |
periodontal ligament |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000211 |