Terms & Properties

Preferred Name:  Substantia Propria

Definition:  One of five layers of the cornea, located between Bowman's layer and Descemet's membrane, composed of thin lamellae of collagen fibers and ground substance, which forms the bulk of the cornea.

Label:  Substantia Propria

NCI Thesaurus Code:  C33652 (Search for linked caDSR metadata)   (search value sets)

NCI Metathesaurus Link:  C1704397  (see NCI Metathesaurus info)

Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)

Sclera Proper

Substantia Propria

Tenon's Capsule

External Source Codes: 

UMLS CUI

C1704397

Other Properties:

Name	Value (qualifiers indented underneath)
code	C33652
Legacy Concept Name	Substantia_Propria
Semantic_Type	Anatomical Structure

Additional Concept Data: 

Defined Fully by Roles: No

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