| Descriptor English: | Posterior Capsule of the Lens | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Cápsula Posterior del Cristalino                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Cápsula Posterior do Cristalino | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Capsule postérieure du cristallin | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Capsule, Lens Posterior Capsules, Lens Posterior Lens Posterior Capsule Lens Posterior Capsules Posterior Capsule, Lens Posterior Capsules, Lens  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        A09.371.060.500.155.500 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057852 | ||||
| Scope note: | The posterior aspect of the casing that surrounds the natural CRYSTALLINE LENS. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AB                                                            abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries IR innervation ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2011 | 
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| History Note: | 2011 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 53842 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D057852 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 2011/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 2010/06/25 | 
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                                        ANATOMY
 
Sense Organs [A09]Sense Organs 
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0539411 | 
                                
| Scope note | The posterior aspect of the casing that surrounds the natural CRYSTALLINE LENS. | 
| Preferred term | Posterior Capsule of the Lens | 
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                                                                                            Capsule, Lens Posterior                                                 Capsules, Lens Posterior Lens Posterior Capsule Lens Posterior Capsules Posterior Capsule, Lens Posterior Capsules, Lens  | 
                                
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