macula lutea - CISMeF

Preferred Label : macula lutea;

MeSH definition : An oval area in the retina, 3 to 5 mm in diameter, usually located temporal to the posterior pole of the eye and slightly below the level of the optic disk. It is characterized by the presence of a yellow pigment diffusely permeating the inner layers, contains the fovea centralis in its center, and provides the best phototropic visual acuity. It is devoid of retinal blood vessels, except in its periphery, and receives nourishment from the choriocapillaris of the choroid. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed);

MeSH synonym : lutea, macula; luteas, macula; macula luteas;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Macula of retina;

MeSH annotation : a depression on the retina; macular dis: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macula of retina;

Details

Origin ID

D008266;

UMLS CUI

C0450295;

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)
- Macula [LOINC System]
- Macula [NCIt concept]
- Macula lutea [FMA entity]
- Macula lutea [ICHI extension code]
- Macule [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Macule (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Macules [HRDO Sign]
- Retina [ICHI target]
- macula [Radlex concept]
- macule, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- macules [HPO term]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Macula Lutea [NCIt concept]
- Macula lutea [ICD-11 Extension code]
- macula lutea [UBERON concept]
- macula lutea [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- macula lutea [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- alsing syndrome [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- coloboma of macula and skeletal anomalies [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- hereditary macular coloboma [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- microcornea corectopia macular hypoplasia [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- moloney syndrome [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- Macular Pigment [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Macula [NCIt concept]
- Macula Lutea [NCIt concept]
- Macula lutea [FMA entity]
- Macula lutea structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- macula [Radlex concept]
- macula lutea [SNOMED Notion]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- Macula lutea structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]

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