The edge of the cornea where it joins the sclera; the limbus is a common site for the occurrence of corneal epithelial neoplasm. [ MP:0013477 ]
Synonyms: corneal limbus sclerocorneal limbus corneoscleral junction cornea limbus sclerocorneal junction limbus corneae corneal-scleral limbus
Term information
- EFO:0001403
- GAID:896
- Wikipedia:Corneal_limbus
- MESH:D016850
- ZFA:0005570
- SCTID:63716004
- FMA:58342
efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, human_reference_atlas
This location has parts such as blood vessels etc. See PMC2868485, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2695343
Term relations
- ectoderm-derived structure
- anatomical junction
- connects some sclera
- connects some cornea
- part of some camera-type eye