Preferred Label : Ectodermal Placodes;
MeSH definition : A series of thickened ECTODERM patches in the developing cranial region that appears
during week 4 in human embryo. Ectodermal placodes are the primordium of many ectodermal
sensory systems including the INNER EAR, the EYE LENS, the OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM, as
well as the PITUITARY GLAND and THYROID GLAND.;
MeSH synonym : Ectodermal Placode; Placode, Ectodermal; Cranial Ectodermal Placodes; Cranial Ectodermal Placode; Ectodermal Placode, Cranial; Placode, Cranial Ectodermal;
MeSH hyponym : Optic Placode; Placode, Optic; Otic Placode; Placode, Otic; Olfactory Placode; Placode, Olfactory; Adenohypophyseal Placode; Placode, Adenohypophyseal;
Related MeSH term : Neural Placode; Placode, Neural; Neurogenic Placode; Neurogenic Placodes; Placode, Neurogenic;
Origin ID : D000097863;
UMLS CUI : C4239814;
Allowable qualifiers
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Record concept(s)
See also inter- (CISMeF)
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
A series of thickened ECTODERM patches in the developing cranial region that appears
during week 4 in human embryo. Ectodermal placodes are the primordium of many ectodermal
sensory systems including the INNER EAR, the EYE LENS, the OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM, as
well as the PITUITARY GLAND and THYROID GLAND.