plica semilunaris of conjunctiva

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0010209

The plica semilunaris is a small fold of bulbar conjunctiva on the medial canthus of the eye. It is loose, so that eye movements are not restricted. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plica_semilunaris_of_conjunctiva ]

Synonyms: semilunar fold of conjunctiva, plica semilunaris (conjunctiva)

database cross reference

UBPROP 0000008

It is the vestigial remnant of the nictitating membrane

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Gray1205.png

has related synonym

plica semilunaris of the conjunctiva, plica semilunaris conjunctivae

has obo namespace

uberon

UBERON:0010209

prefLabel

Plica semilunaris of conjunctiva

Subclass of: