loading...| Preferred Name |
Entropion |
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| Synonyms |
Eyelid turned in Eyelid folded in Inverted eyelid |
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| Definitions |
The inward turned eyelid margin increases the potential for mechanical irritation of the eye by eyelashes. Entropion is to be distinguished from epiblepharon. An abnormal inversion (turning inward) of the eyelid (usually the lower) towards the globe. Entropion is usually acquired as a result of involutional or cicatricial processes but may occasionally be congenital. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000621 |
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| comment |
The inward turned eyelid margin increases the potential for mechanical irritation of the eye by eyelashes. Entropion is to be distinguished from epiblepharon. |
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| database_cross_reference |
MSH:D004774 SNOMEDCT_US:33168009 UMLS:C0014390 |
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| definition |
An abnormal inversion (turning inward) of the eyelid (usually the lower) towards the globe. Entropion is usually acquired as a result of involutional or cicatricial processes but may occasionally be congenital. |
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| equivalentClass | ||
| has broad synonym |
Eyelid folded in |
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| has exact synonym |
Eyelid turned in |
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| has related synonym |
Inverted eyelid |
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| id |
HP:0000621 |
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| label |
Entropion |
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| notation |
HP:0000621 |
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| prefLabel |
Entropion |
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