mucociliary clearance

Preferred Label : mucociliary clearance;

MeSH definition : A non-specific host defense mechanism that removes MUCUS and other material from the LUNGS by ciliary and secretory activity of the tracheobronchial submucosal glands. It is measured in vivo as mucus transfer, ciliary beat frequency, and clearance of radioactive tracers.;

MeSH synonym : clearance, mucociliary; mucociliary clearances; mucociliary transports; clearances, mucociliary; mucociliary transport; transport, mucociliary; transports, mucociliary;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucociliary clearance;

Details

Origin ID

D009079;

UMLS CUI

C0026687;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Mucociliary clearance, function (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- mucociliary clearance [SNOMED Notion]
- mucociliary clearance [GO term]
Record concept(s)
- mucociliary clearance [MeSH concept]
See also
- biological transport [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Clinical Attribute [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Mucociliary clearance, function (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- mucociliary clearance [SNOMED Notion]
- mucociliary clearance [GO term]

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