Anatomy

Eye

The organ of sight constituting a pair of globular organs made up of a three-layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light.

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Abstract

The organ of sight constituting a pair of globular organs made up of a three-layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light.

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  • Eyes

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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inflammation of the eye = ENDOPHTHALMITIS or specific -ITIS terms in Category C11, Eye Diseases; COMPOUND EYE, ARTHROPOD is available for arthropods

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  1. A01.456w.505w.420w
  2. A09w.371w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Eye. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005123. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005123
  2. Eye. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_eye
  3. Eye. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q430024