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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Nictitating Membrane
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Membrana Nictitante
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Membrana Nictitante
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Synonyms English:
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Third Eyelid
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Tree Number:
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A13.660
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Definition English:
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A fold of the mucous membrane of the CONJUNCTIVA in many animals. At rest, it is hidden in the medial canthus. It can extend to cover part or all of the cornea to help clean the CORNEA. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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ptosis of X ref THIRD EYELID: coord IM with EYELID DISEASES /vet (IM), not BLEPHAROPTOSIS
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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9726
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Unique Identifier:
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D009541
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