| Preferred Name |
oral epithelium |
| Synonyms |
epithelium of mucosa of mouth epithelium of oral mucosa |
| Definitions |
An epithelium that is part of the mouth and lines the oral cavity, typically stratified squamous, and may be para-, ortho- or non- keratinized. Primary barrier between oral environment and deeper tissues. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002424 |
| database_cross_reference |
EMAPA:26942 EHDAA:2187 EHDAA2:0001325 CALOHA:TS-0715 TAO:0000816 XAO:0003201 VHOG:0000187 AAO:0010357 EMAPA:16839 FMA:265152 MA:0000344 ZFA:0000816 UMLS:C1709332 BTO:0001775 NCIT:C49595 |
| definition |
An epithelium that is part of the mouth and lines the oral cavity, typically stratified squamous, and may be para-, ortho- or non- keratinized. Primary barrier between oral environment and deeper tissues. |
| has exact synonym |
epithelium of mucosa of mouth epithelium of oral mucosa |
| imported from | |
| inSubset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
| label |
oral epithelium |
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0002424 |
| prefLabel |
oral epithelium |
| subClassOf |