Any of the hairs that grow at the edge of the upper or lower eyelid. [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]
Synonyms: eyelid cilium
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database cross reference
- UMLS:C0015422 (ncithesaurus:Eyelash)
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0015422
- MESH:D005140
- MA:0002702
- GAID:73
- OpenCyc:Mx4rvVi41pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- FMA:53669
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/244201001
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyelash
- NCIT:C32576
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
function notes
eyelashes protect the eye from debris and are sensitive to touch, thus providing a warning that an object is near the eye (which is then closed reflexively)
Term relations
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