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MeSH Heading: Aniridia
Tree Number(s): C11.250.060; C11.270.060; C11.941.375.060; C16.131.384.079; C16.320.290.078
Unique ID: D015783
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015783
Annotation: rudimentary iris; do not use /‌congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Scope Note: A congenital abnormality in which there is only a rudimentary iris. This is due to the failure of the optic cup to grow. Aniridia also occurs in a hereditary form, usually autosomal dominant.
Entry Term(s): Absent Iris; Congenital Aniridia; Irideremia
Previous Indexing: Chromosome Deletion (1975-1989); Iris/abnormalities (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

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Concept UI: M0024176
Scope Note: A congenital abnormality in which there is only a rudimentary iris. This is due to the failure of the optic cup to grow. Aniridia also occurs in a hereditary form, usually autosomal dominant.
Terms: Aniridia Preferred Term
Term UI T046805
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Absent Iris
Term UI T840905
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Congenital Aniridia
Term UI T840906
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014); Irideremia
Term UI T840907
Date04/18/2013
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID GHR (2014)

Aniridia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025