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hyaloid vessel

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A blood vessel that is associated with the lens. In mammals, this is transient and normally nourishes the retina, immature lens and primary vitreous of the developing eye. [ MP:0001289 ZFA:0005046 ]

Synonyms: hyaloid vessels, hyaloid blood vessels

Term info

database cross reference
  • ZFA:0005046
  • EHDAA:4735
  • VHOG:0000232
  • XAO:0004154
  • TAO:0005046
Subsets

vertebrate_core

plural term
hyaloid blood vessels [ XAO:0004154 ]

plural term
hyaloid vessels [ TAO:0005046 ]

editor note

we are currently conflating vessel and vasculature - we may wish to split this class - see also vascular plexus term. The ZFA class represents the vasculature

has related synonym

hyaloid vascular system, hyaloid vasculature, hyaloid capillary system

id

UBERON:0005492