A fold of skin that covers and protects part of the eyeball. Examples: upper eyelid, lower eyelid, nictitating membrane. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: palpebra eye lid blepharon
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Term information
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cross reference
- MA:0000268
- NCIT:C12713
- FMA:54437
- EHDAA2:0000487
- BTO:0002241
- Wikipedia:Eyelid
- GAID:72
- MESH:D005143
- EV:0100338
- EHDAA:9037
- VHOG:0000016
- EMAPA:17829
- SCTID:265782007
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
Term relations
Subclass of:
- organ part
- ectoderm-derived structure
- protects some ocular surface region
- contributes to morphology of some camera-type eye
- part of some camera-type eye
- capable of some eye blink reflex
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