brachial plexus

Preferred Label : brachial plexus;

MeSH definition : The large network of nerve fibers which distributes the innervation of the upper extremity. The brachial plexus extends from the neck into the axilla. In humans, the nerves of the plexus usually originate from the lower cervical and the first thoracic spinal cord segments (C5-C8 and T1), but variations are not uncommon.;

MeSH synonym : plexus, brachial;

MeSH annotation : dis BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; inflammation BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachial plexus;

Details

Origin ID

D001917;

UMLS CUI

C0006090;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Brachial Plexus [PCS menu]
- Brachial Plexus [PCS menu]
- Brachial Plexus [PCS menu]
- Brachial Plexus [PCS menu]
- Brachial Plexus [PCS menu]
- Brachial Plexus [PCS menu]
- Brachial Plexus [PCS menu]
- Brachial Plexus [PCS menu]
- Brachial Plexus [PCS menu]
- Brachial Plexus [PCS menu]
- Brachial autonomic nerve plexus [FMA entity]
- Brachial plexus [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Brachial plexus [LOINC part]
- Brachial plexus [LOINC System]
- Entire brachial plexus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- brachial nerve plexus [UBERON concept]
- brachial plexus [Radlex concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Brachial Plexus [NCIt concept]
- Brachial nerve plexus [FMA entity]
- Brachial plexus structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- brachial plexus, nos [SNOMED Notion]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- peripheral nerve disorders [MedlinePlus Topic]
Record concept(s)
- brachial plexus [MeSH concept]
See also
- Brachial Plexus Block [MeSH Descriptor]
- brachial plexus neuropathies [MeSH Descriptor]
- thoracic outlet syndrome [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Brachial Plexus [NCIt concept]
- Brachial nerve plexus [FMA entity]
- Brachial plexus [LOINC part]
- Brachial plexus structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- brachial nerve plexus [UBERON concept]
- brachial plexus [Radlex concept]
- brachial plexus, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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