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Tears
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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Concepts
MeSH Heading
Tears
Tree Number(s)
A12.200.882
Unique ID
D013666
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013666
Annotation
lacrimation =
TEARS
/physiol
but consider also
LACRIMAL APPARATUS
if particularly discussed; epiphora: index
LACRIMAL APPARATUS DISEASES
;
IMMUNOGLOBULIN A
in tears: index
TEARS
/immunol
+
IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY
Scope Note
The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the
CONJUNCTIVA
and
CORNEA
.
Entry Term(s)
Meibomian Lipids
Meibum
NLM Classification #
WW 208
Consider Also
consider also terms at
DACRYO-
and LACRIMAL
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/04/08
Allowable Qualifiers
chemistry (CH)
cytology (CY)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
drug effects (DE)
enzymology (EN)
immunology (IM)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
parasitology (PS)
physiology (PH)
radiation effects (RE)
virology (VI)
Fluids and Secretions [A12]
Bodily Secretions [A12.200]
Bile [A12.200.087]
Cerumen [A12.200.147]
Colostrum [A12.200.194]
Dander [A12.200.250]
Gastric Juice [A12.200.307]
Intestinal Secretions [A12.200.390]
Milk [A12.200.455]
Milk, Human [A12.200.467]
Mucus [A12.200.503]
Pancreatic Juice [A12.200.567]
Respiratory Aerosols and Droplets [A12.200.617]
Saliva [A12.200.666]
Sebum [A12.200.702]
Semen [A12.200.732]
Smegma [A12.200.769]
Sputum [A12.200.808]
Sweat [A12.200.849]
Tears [A12.200.882]
Venoms [A12.200.935]
Vernix Caseosa [A12.200.946]
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Tears
Preferred
Concept UI
M0021092
Scope Note
The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the
CONJUNCTIVA
and
CORNEA
.
Terms
Tears
Preferred Term
Term UI
T040151
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
Meibum
Narrower
Concept UI
M000647100
Terms
Meibum
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000951561
Date
02/12/2019
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2020)
Meibomian Lipids
Term UI
T000954897
Date
04/08/2019
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2020)
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