DeCS

Descriptor English:

Uvea

Descriptor Spanish:

Úvea

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	úvea
Scope note:	Túnica vascular pigmentada que recubre al globo ocular, constituida por la COROIDES, el CUERPO CILIAR y el IRIS, los cuales se continúan uno tras otro. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)

Descriptor Portuguese:

Úvea

Descriptor French:

Uvée

Tree number(s):

A09.371.894

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014602

Scope note:

The pigmented vascular coat of the eyeball, consisting of the CHOROID; CILIARY BODY; and IRIS, which are continuous with each other. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)

Annotation:

anterior uvea = IRIS + CILIARY BODY, posterior uvea = CHOROID; uveal neopl = UVEAL NEOPLASMS; anterior uveal neopl = UVEAL NEOPLASMS (IM) + CILIARY BODY (IM) + IRIS NEOPLASMS (IM), posterior uveal neopl = CHOROID NEOPLASMS; inflammation = UVEITIS & many specifics

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BS vascularisation
CH composition chimique
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DG imagerie diagnostique
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
IR innervation
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
SU chirurgie
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

15004

Unique ID:

D014602

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Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01

Revision Date:

2001/07/25