loading...| Preferred Name |
Iris |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12737 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
The most anterior portion of the uveal layer, separating the anterior chamber from the posterior. It consists of two layers - the stroma and the pigmented epithelium. Color of the iris depends on the amount of melanin in the stroma on reflection from the pigmented epithelium. The colored tissue at the front of the eye that contains the pupil in the center. The iris helps control the size of the pupil to let more or less light into the eye. The colored disc of the eye composed of connective tissue, epithelium, and endothelium. It separates the anterior chamber from the posterior chamber. (NCI) |
| code |
C12737 |
| 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 |
The colored disc of the eye composed of connective tissue, epithelium, and endothelium. It separates the anterior chamber from the posterior chamber. |
| Display_Name |
Iris |
| FULL_SYN |
EYE, IRIS |
| label |
Iris |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Iris |
| Preferred_Name |
Iris |
| prefixIRI |
C12737 |
| prefLabel |
Iris |
| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0022077 |
| subClassOf |