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The most anterior portion of the uveal layer, separating the anterior chamber from the posterior. It consists of two layers - the stroma and the pigmented epithelium. Color of the iris depends on the amount of melanin in the stroma on reflection from the pigmented epithelium.
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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inflammation = IRITIS but note IRIDOCYCLITIS is also available; color = EYE COLOR; /blood supply consider also CILIARY ARTERIES; pigmented epithelium of iris: coord IRIS with PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE
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- National Library of Medicine. Iris. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007498. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007498
- Iris. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_(anatomy)
- Iris. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178748