Myelin sheath - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Myelin sheath;

FMA definition : Cell appendage of a Schwann cell or an oligodendroctye which wraps around a zone of an axon; it is a shared part between the axon and the glial cell (Schwann cell or oligodenrocyte).;

Details

Origin ID

62983;

UMLS CUI

C0026973;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Myelin [LOINC component]
- Myelin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Myelin protein (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Myelin sheath structure (cell structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- myelin [MeSH concept]
- myelin sheath [GO term]
- myelin sheath [MeSH Descriptor]
- myelin sheath [MeSH concept]
- myelin sheath, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- myelin, nos [SNOMED Notion]
False automatic mappings
- Myelin Sheath [NCIt concept]
Regional part of
- Myelinated segment of axon [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Myelin Sheath [NCIt concept]
- Myelin sheath structure (cell structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- entire myelin sheath [UBERON concept]
- myelin sheath [MeSH concept]
- myelin sheath [GO term]
- myelin sheath [MeSH Descriptor]
- myelin sheath, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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