loading...| Preferred Name |
Choroid |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12344 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
The thin, highly vascular membrane covering most of the posterior of the eye between the RETINA and SCLERA. A blood vessel-containing membrane of the eye that lies between the retina and the sclera. (NCI) A thin layer of tissue that is part of the middle layer of the wall of the eye, between the sclera (white outer layer of the eye) and the retina (the inner layer of nerve tissue at the back of the eye). The choriod is filled with blood vessels that bring oxygen and nutrients to the eye. |
| code |
C12344 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 |
| Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
| DEFINITION |
A blood vessel-containing membrane of the eye that lies between the retina and the sclera. |
| Display_Name |
Choroid |
| FULL_SYN |
EYE, CHOROID |
| label |
Choroid |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Choroid |
| Preferred_Name |
Choroid |
| prefixIRI |
C12344 |
| prefLabel |
Choroid |
| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0008520 |
| subClassOf |