penile erection

Preferred Label : penile erection;

MeSH definition : The state of the PENIS when the erectile tissue becomes filled or swollen (tumid) with BLOOD and causes the penis to become rigid and elevated. It is a complex process involving CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; HORMONES; SMOOTH MUSCLES; and vascular functions.;

MeSH synonym : erection, penile;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Erection;

MeSH hyponym : penile tumescence; nocturnal penile tumescence; Penile Tumescence, Nocturnal; Tumescence, Nocturnal Penile; Tumescence, Penile;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erection;

Details

Origin ID

D010410;

UMLS CUI

C0030847;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Erection [NCIt concept]
- Penile erection (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- penile erection [GO term]
- penile erection, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- nocturnal penile tumescence [MeSH concept]
- penile erection [MeSH concept]
- penile tumescence [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- erectile dysfunction [MeSH Descriptor]
- penis [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Organ or Tissue Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Erection [NCIt concept]
- Penile erection (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- penile erection [GO term]
- penile erection, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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