Preferred Name |
eyelash |
Synonyms |
eyelid cilia cilia hair of eyelid blepharis cilium eyelid cilium |
Definitions |
Any of the hairs that grow at the edge of the upper or lower eyelid. |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001702 |
attached to | |
database_cross_reference |
MA:0002702 UMLS:C0015422 FMA:53669 MESH:D005140 NCIT:C32576 GAID:73 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVi41pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/244201001 |
definition |
Any of the hairs that grow at the edge of the upper or lower eyelid. |
depicted_by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/N2_Human_eye.jpg |
fma_set_term | |
function_notes |
eyelashes protect the eye from debris and are sensitive to touch, thus providing a warning that an object is near the eye (which is then closed reflexively) |
has_exact_synonym |
eyelid cilium |
has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
has_related_synonym |
eyelid cilia cilia hair of eyelid blepharis cilium |
id |
UBERON:0001702 |
in_subset | |
label |
eyelash |
notation |
UBERON:0001702 |
prefLabel |
eyelash |
subClassOf |