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upper lobe of lung

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008948


A lobe of the lung that is closest to the head. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Synonyms: cranial lobe of lung, lobus superior pulmonis, lobus superior, superior lobe of lung

Term info

database cross reference
  • galen:UpperLobeOfLung
  • UMLS:C0225756 (ncithesaurus:Lung_Upper_Lobe)
  • FMA:7334
  • NCIT:C12285
  • SCTID:303548008
editor note

the logical definition must have a clause stating position relative to a lower lobe, otherwise a single lobed side (such as the left lobe in the mouse) trivially classifies as an upper lobe

id

UBERON:0008948

prefLabel

Upper lobe of lung, upper lobe of lung