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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Nictitating Membrane
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Membrana Nictitante
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Membrana Nictitante
Synonyms
English
:
Third Eyelid
Tree Number:
A13.660
Definition
English
:
A fold of the
mucous membrane
of the
CONJUNCTIVA
in many
animals
. At rest, it is hidden in the medial canthus. It can extend to cover part or all of the
cornea
to help clean the
CORNEA.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
ptosis of X ref
THIRD EYELID
: coord IM with
EYELID DISEASES
/vet (IM), not
BLEPHAROPTOSIS
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
9726
Unique Identifier:
D009541
Occurrence in VHL
:
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