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Endothelium, Corneal MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Endothelium, Corneal
Tree Number(s)
A09.371.060.067.318
A09.371.060.217.318
A10.272.491.318
Unique ID
D004728
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004728
Annotation
do not confuse with EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; do not confuse entry term ANTERIOR CHAMBER EPITHELIUM with ANTERIOR CORNEAL EPITHELIUM see EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL
Scope Note
Single layer of large flattened cells covering the surface of the cornea.
Entry Term(s)
Anterior Chamber Epithelium
Corneal Endothelium
Endothelium, Anterior Chamber
Epithelium, Anterior Chamber
NLM Classification #
WW 220
Previous Indexing
Cornea (1966-1987)
Endothelium (1973-1987)
Epithelium (1966-1987)
Public MeSH Note
88
History Note
88
Date Introduced
1988/01/01
Last Updated
1997/06/20
Endothelium, Corneal Preferred
Endothelium, Anterior Chamber Narrower
Anterior Chamber Epithelium Narrower
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