loading...| Preferred Name |
eyebrow |
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| Synonyms |
supercilium |
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| Definitions |
The eyebrow is an area of thick, delicate hairs above the eye that follows the shape of the lower margin of the brow ridges. Their main function is to protect the eye, but they are also important to human communication and facial expression. It is not uncommon for people to modify their eyebrows by means of hair addition or removal, make up, or piercings. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010163 |
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| database_cross_reference |
MESH:D005138 Wikipedia:Eyebrow NCIT:C32575 UMLS:C0015420 SCTID:265781000 FMA:54237 |
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| definition |
The eyebrow is an area of thick, delicate hairs above the eye that follows the shape of the lower margin of the brow ridges. Their main function is to protect the eye, but they are also important to human communication and facial expression. It is not uncommon for people to modify their eyebrows by means of hair addition or removal, make up, or piercings. |
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| depiction |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Eyes_chris.jpg |
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| external_ontology_notes |
in NCIT, this is an 'eye appendage' |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
supercilium |
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| id |
UBERON:0010163 |
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| label |
eyebrow |
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| notation |
UBERON:0010163 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefLabel |
eyebrow |
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