The part of the cervix uteri that protrudes into the vagina and is lined with stratified squamous epithelium. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001850 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaginal_portion_of_cervix ]
Synonyms: vaginal part of cervix uterine ectocervix portio vaginalis cervicis portio vaginalis ectocervix
Term information
- Wikipedia:Vaginal_portion_of_cervix
- NCIT:C12310
- SCTID:264459002
- CALOHA:TS-1098
- BTO:0001850
- UMLS:C0227829 (ncithesaurus:Ectocervix)
- FMA:86484
- FMA:77056
human_reference_atlas
Term relations
- organ part
- protein-containing material entity
- reproductive structure
- cellular anatomical structure
- proximal to some vagina
- part of some uterine cervix
- has part some non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium