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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Lens, Crystalline
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Descriptor Spanish:
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cristalino
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Cristalino
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Synonyms English:
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Crystalline Lens
Eye Lens
Lens, Eye
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Tree Number:
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A09.371.060.500
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Definition English:
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A transparent, biconvex structure of the EYE, enclosed in a capsule and situated behind the IRIS and in front of the vitreous humor (VITREOUS BODY). It is slightly overlapped at its margin by the ciliary processes. Adaptation by the CILIARY BODY is crucial for OCULAR ACCOMMODATION. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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of the eye; congenital absence = APHAKIA /congen; APHAKIA, POSTCATARACT is also available; replacement by intraocular lens = LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; extraction = probably CATARACT EXTRACTION
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See Related English:
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Aphakia
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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8083
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Unique Identifier:
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D007908
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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