leukocytes - CISMeF

Preferred Label : leukocytes;

MeSH definition : White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS) as well as non-granular leukocytes (LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES).;

MeSH synonym : corpuscle, white blood; corpuscles, white blood; white blood corpuscle; white blood corpuscles; blood cells, white; blood cell, white; white blood cell; white blood cells; leukocyte; blood corpuscles, white; blood corpuscle, white;

CISMeF acronym : WBC;

MeSH annotation : decrease in no. of leukocytes: consider LEUKOPENIA; increase in number of leukocytes: consider LEUKOCYTOSIS; CELL MIGRATION ASSAYS, LEUKOCYTE is available;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White blood cell;

Details

Origin ID

D007962;

UMLS CUI

C0023516;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Finding of white blood cell number (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- G-Series Nerve Agent GB [NCIt concept]
- Gilbert [NCIt concept]
- Grade B [NCIt concept]
- Leucocytes [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Leukocyte Cell Clumps Measurement [NCIt concept]
- Leukocyte Count [NCIt concept]
- Leukocyte common [LOINC component]
- Leukocytes other [LOINC component]
- United Kingdom [NCIt concept]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White Cells [PCS menu]
- White blood cell count NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- White blood cells [LOINC System]
- leucocyte [Blood Transfusion thesaurus concept]
- white blood cell [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
Indexing information
- BW 250 183 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- leukocyte endogenous mediator [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- leukocyte mobilizing factor [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- leukocyte procoagulant activity [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- phagocytin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- leukocytes [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- leukoagglutinins, leukocytes [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Related MeSH term(s)
- leukocyte transfusion [MeSH Descriptor]
See also
- phagocytosis [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- leukocyte reduction procedures [MeSH Descriptor]
- leukocyte transfusion [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Leukocyte [FMA entity]
- Leukocyte [NCIt concept]
- Leukocyte (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Leukocytes [LOINC component]
- Leukocytes [LOINC part]
- WBC [MedDRA LLT]
- White blood cells [MedDRA LLT]
- White blood cells [LOINC System]
- leukocyte, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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