Term: eye epithelium
Note: This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name.
Name: eye
Synonyms: eyes
Definition: Cavitated compound organ that consists of the neural retina, lens, cornea and iris and is the sensory apparatus of the visual system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000107]
Name: epithelium
Synonyms:
Definition: Portion of tissue, that consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells connected to each other by cell junctions and which is underlain by a basal lamina.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001486]