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upper eyelid

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001712

Synonyms: superior eyelid, palpebra superior

Term info

database cross reference
  • FMA:54439
  • EHDAA2:0002115
  • SCTID:244499008
  • UMLS:C0585636 (ncithesaurus:Upper_Eyelid)
  • VHOG:0000389
  • EMAPA:17834
  • MA:0001267
  • EHDAA:9047
  • NCIT:C49581
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000003

A tetrapod's eye usually has one or more eyelids that can move across its surface and protect and cleanse it. The eye of lissamphibians has a stationary upper eyelid but a movable and transparent lower one.[well established][VHOG]

depicted by

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Eye_makeup.jpg

id

UBERON:0001712

prefLabel

upper eyelid, Upper eyelid