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MeSH Heading: Anterior Eye Segment
Tree Number(s): A09.371.060
Unique ID: D000869
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000869
Annotation: do not confuse with ANTERIOR CHAMBER
Scope Note: The front third of the eyeball that includes the structures between the front surface of the cornea and the front of the VITREOUS BODY.
NLM Classification #: WW 210
Previous Indexing: Anterior Chamber (1966-1984); Cornea (1966-1984); Eye (1966-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 85
History Note: 85
Date Introduced: 1985/01/01
Last Updated: 2007/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Anterior Eye Segment MeSH Descriptor Data 2026