Phenomena and Processes

Eye Color

Color of the iris.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Color of the iris.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Color, Eye
  • Colors, Eye
  • Eye Colors

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

= color of iris, not the color of the eye as in disease

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History Note

76

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Previous Indexing

  • Color (1966-1975) or
  • Eye (1966-1975)
  • Iris (1966-1975) or
  • Pigmentation (1966-1975)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. G14.340w
  2. G16.690.360w

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NLM Classification

WW 103

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Eye Color. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005127. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005127
  2. Eye Color. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_color
  3. Eye Color. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23786