visceral pleura

Term ID

UBERON:0002401

Synonyms

• lung mesothelium
• lung pleura
• pleura pulmonalis
• pleura visceralis
• pleura visceralis (pulmonalis)
• pulmonary pleura
• pulmonary visceral pleura

Definition

The inner serous membrane of the pulmonary pleural. The visceral pleura lines the lungs. (2)

References

• EHDAA2:0002205
• EMAPA:16777
• MA:0002489
• NCIT:C33881
• OpenCyc:Mx4rwNFqppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• UMLS:C0225776
• VHOG:0001496
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0225776
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/361997008

Ontology

Cell Ontology