iris

part of an eye
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q178748
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iris

Summary

iris is a class of anatomical entity[1]. iris ranks in the top 4% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,200 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • iris's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • iris is a type of uvea[4].
  • iris is a type of particular anatomical entity[5].
  • iris is part of uvea[6].
  • iris's Commons category is recorded as Iris (eye)[7].
  • iris comprises pupillary zone[8].
  • iris comprises collarette[9].
  • iris comprises ciliary zone[10].
  • iris comprises iris root[11].
  • iris's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Iris (anatomy)[12].
  • iris's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[13].
  • iris's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12737[14].
  • iris's arterial supply is recorded as long posterior ciliary arteries[15].
  • iris's arterial supply is recorded as anterior ciliary arteries[16].
  • iris's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Anatomy[17].
  • iris's P14541 is recorded as 1hNGeQ[18].

Why It Matters

iris ranks in the top 4% of class_of_anatomical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,200 views/month).[2] iris has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] iris is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). iris. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/iris-q178748
MLA “iris.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/iris-q178748.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_iris-q178748_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{iris}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/iris-q178748}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-07}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Treisijs · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Anatomy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6104]]: [[Q8487304]]"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1hNGeQ
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Arterial supply → long posterior ciliary arteries, anterior ciliary arteries
    Instance of → class of anatomical entity
    Part of → uvea
    Part of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560421505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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