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vitreous body

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001798

Gelatinous mucoid tissue that is composed of vitreous humor and fills the cavity behind the crystalline lens of the eye and in front of the retina[MP,modified]. [ MP:0002699 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • UMLS:C0042905 (ncithesaurus:Vitreous_Body)
  • NCIT:C33884
  • FMA:58827
  • CALOHA:TS-0308
  • MA:0002462
  • MESH:D014822
  • GAID:919
  • SCTID:181170006
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg

editor note

distinciton between body and humor requires more work. These may be merged in future. Note that FMA includes the hyaloid canal as part of the vitreous body

id

UBERON:0001798

prefLabel

Vitreous body