endocrine glands

Preferred Label : endocrine glands;

MeSH definition : Ductless glands that secrete HORMONES directly into the BLOOD CIRCULATION. These hormones influence the METABOLISM and other functions of cells in the body.;

MeSH synonym : endocrine gland; gland, endocrine;

MeSH annotation : general; prefer specifics, / surg: consider also ENDOCRINE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; endocrine deficiency: probably specific ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASE: Manual 23.25.3;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine gland;

Details

Origin ID

D004702;

UMLS CUI

C0014133;

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]
- innervation [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]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Endocrine Gland [PCS menu]
- Endocrine Gland [PCS menu]
- Endocrine Gland [PCS menu]
- Endocrine Gland [PCS menu]
- Endocrine Gland [PCS menu]
- Endocrine gland [FMA entity]
- Endocrine gland functions [ICD-11 More detail]
- Endocrine gland part (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Endocrine gland, unspecified [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Endocrine gland, unspecified [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Endocrine gland, unspecified [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Endocrine glands [PASCAL theme]
- Endocrine glands [PASCAL theme]
- Endocrine glands [PASCAL theme]
- Endocrine system [FMA entity]
- endocrine gland [UBERON concept]
- endocrine gland functions [ICF N2 Element]
- endocrine/metabolic/nutritional [ICPC-2 Chapter]
Metaterm(s)
- endocrinology [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- endocrine glands [MeSH concept]
See also
- hormones [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- endocrine surgical procedures [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Endocrine Gland [NCIt concept]
- Endocrine gland [FMA entity]
- Endocrine gland structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Set of endocrine glands [FMA entity]
- endocrine gland [UBERON concept]
- structure of endocrine glands [ICF N2 Element]
- structure of endocrine glands, unspecified [ICF N3 Element]

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