ectocervix
The part of the cervix uteri that protrudes into the vagina and is lined with stratified squamous epithelium. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001850 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaginal_portion_of_cervix ]
Term info
ectocervix
- ectocervix
- portio vaginalis
- portio vaginalis cervicis
- uterine ectocervix
- vaginal part of cervix
distinction between two FMA classes not clear - we merge them here
UBERON:0010182
uberon
exocervix
UBERON:0012249
Term relations
- organ part
- anatomical entity
- reproductive structure
- proximal_to some vagina
- part of some uterine cervix
- distalmost_part_of some uterine cervix
- has_part some non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium