corneo-scleral junction
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006761
The edge of the cornea where it joins the sclera; the limbus is a common site for the occurrence of corneal epithelial neoplasm. [ MP:0013477 ]
Synonyms: corneal limbus, sclerocorneal limbus, corneoscleral junction, cornea limbus, sclerocorneal junction, limbus corneae, corneal-scleral limbus
Term info
- MESH:D016850
- ZFA:0005570
- EMAPA:37835 (MA:th)
- EFO:0001403
- FMA:58342
- SCTID:63716004
- GAID:896
- Wikipedia:Corneal_limbus
efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
This location has parts such as blood vessels etc. See PMC2868485, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2695343
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Limbus.png
limbus corneae
uberon
UBERON:0006761
Corneoscleral junction
Term relations
- ectoderm-derived structure
- anatomical junction
- connects some sclera
- connects some cornea
- part of some camera-type eye