thymus gland - CISMeF

Preferred Label : thymus gland;

MeSH definition : A single, unpaired primary lymphoid organ situated in the MEDIASTINUM, extending superiorly into the neck to the lower edge of the THYROID GLAND and inferiorly to the fourth costal cartilage. It is necessary for normal development of immunologic function early in life. By puberty, it begins to involute and much of the tissue is replaced by fat.;

MeSH synonym : thymus glands; glands, thymus; gland, thymus; Thymus;

MeSH annotation : diseases: coordinate IM with LYMPHATIC DISEASES (IM); / surg: probably THYMECTOMY; agenesis, aplasia, dysplasia DIGEORGE SYNDROME; cyst THYMIC CYST see MEDIASTINAL CYST; THYMOCYTES is available;

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

Details

Origin ID

D013950;

UMLS CUI

C0040113;

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)
- Entire thymus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- THYMUS [ICD-O menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [ICD-O code]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [PCS menu]
- Thymus [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Thymus [LOINC component]
- Thymus [ICHI section]
- Thymus [ICHI section]
- Thymus [ICHI extension code]
- Thymus [ICHI extension code]
- Thymus [ICHI extension code]
- Thymus [ICHI target]
- Thymus [Anatomie ACR]
- Thymus gland [LOINC System]
- Thymus part (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Thymus zygis [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Thymus [FMA entity]
- Thymus Gland [NCIt concept]
- Thymus gland [LOINC System]
- Thymus gland [LOINC part]
- Thymus gland structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- thymus [UBERON concept]
- thymus [ICF N3 Element]
- thymus [Radlex concept]
- thymus, nos [SNOMED Notion]
False automatic mappings
- Thymus [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Thymus [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
Indexing information
- CCL25 protein, human [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Ccl25 protein, mouse [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- germ-cell AP isoenzyme [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- thymus-leukemia antigens [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- thymus gland [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- Thymic-Renal-Anal-Lung dysplasia [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- myasthenia gravis with thymus hyperplasia [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- thymic aplasia [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- thymic aplasia with fetal death [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- bursa of fabricius [MeSH Descriptor]
- thymectomy [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- thymus extracts [MeSH Descriptor]
- thymus hormones [MeSH Descriptor]
- thymus hyperplasia [MeSH Descriptor]
- thymus neoplasms [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Thymus [FMA entity]
- Thymus Gland [NCIt concept]
- Thymus gland [LOINC System]
- Thymus gland [LOINC part]
- Thymus gland structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- thymus [Radlex concept]
- thymus [UBERON concept]
- thymus [ICF N3 Element]
- thymus, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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