Terms & Properties

Preferred Name:  Iris

Definition:  The colored disc of the eye composed of connective tissue, epithelium, and endothelium. It separates the anterior chamber from the posterior chamber.

NCI-GLOSS Definition:  The colored tissue at the front of the eye that contains the pupil in the center. The iris helps control the size of the pupil to let more or less light into the eye.

CDISC Definition:  The tissue in the eye that separates the anterior chamber from the posterior chamber.

Display Name:  Iris

Label:  Iris

NCI Thesaurus Code:  C12737 (Search for linked caDSR metadata)   (search value sets)

NCI Metathesaurus Link:  C0022077  (see NCI Metathesaurus info)

Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)

EYE, IRIS

Iris

iris

IRIS

External Source Codes: 

UMLS CUI

C0022077

Other Properties:

Name	Value (qualifiers indented underneath)
code	C12737
Contributing_Source	CDISC
Contributing_Source	CPTAC
Legacy Concept Name	Iris
Semantic_Type	Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

Additional Concept Data: 

Defined Fully by Roles: No

URL:https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C12737