A mucous membrane that lines the mouth. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
This is just here as a test because I lose it
Term information
database
cross reference
- MA:0002794
- BTO:0002860
- FMA:59660
- CALOHA:TS-0716
- UMLS:C0026639 (ncithesaurus:Oral_Mucosa)
- GAID:951
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral_mucosa
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0026639
- EMAPA:26937
- NCIT:C77637
- MESH:D009061
Subsets
pheno_slim
curator note
- this is defined as any mucous membrane of the mouth - including palate, lips, uvula, etc. ncit split mouth/oral mucosa into lip and buccal. In future we may split into masticatory/keratinized (gingiva + hard palate) vs lining/non-keratinized (lips, cheeks, floor of mouth, soft palate). FMA distinguishes between mucosa of mouth and region of mouth (the latter including the buccal mucosa)
definition
- A mucous membrane that lines the mouth.
external definition
- the mucous membrane epithelium of the mouth. It can be divided into three categories: masticatory, lining, and specialized[Wikipedia:Oral_mucosa].
has exact synonym
- oral part of viscerocranial mucosa
- mouth mucous membrane
- mouth mucosa
- mucosa of mouth
- oral mucous membrane
- mucous membrane of mouth
- mouth organ mucosa
- tunica mucosa oris
has obo namespace
- uberon
has related synonym
- buccal mucosa
- mucosal lining of mouth
- oral mucosa
- tunica mucosa oris
id
- UBERON:0003729
Term relations
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