dioscorea - CISMeF

Preferred Label : dioscorea;

MeSH definition : A plant genus best known for edible underground tubers. Yam may also refer to a moist variety of sweet potato, IPOMOEA BATATAS.;

CISMeF synonym : Dioscoreas;

MeSH hyponym : Dioscorea villosa; Dioscorea polystachya; Dioscorea opposita; Wild Yam; Wild Yams; Yam, Wild; Yams, Wild; Chinese Yam; Chinese Yams; Yam, Chinese; Yams, Chinese; Shan Yao; Shan Yaos; Yao, Shan; Yaos, Shan; Dioscorea batatas;

Related MeSH term : yam; Yams;

MeSH Related Number : txid330167; txid55575; txid569628;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse entry term YAM with PSEUDO-YAM see IPOMOEA BATATAS;

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

UNII : txid4672;

Details

Origin ID

D027742;

UMLS CUI

C0936043;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Dioscorea (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Dioscorea cayenensis Tuber [NCIt concept]
- Dioscorea villosa [DeCS]
- Dioscorea villosa Tuber [NCIt concept]
- Yam (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Yam - dietary (substance) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- dioscorea, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Indexing information
- dioscorans [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- dioscoretine [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- Dioscorea opposita [MeSH concept]
- Dioscorea polystachya [MeSH concept]
- Dioscorea villosa [MeSH concept]
- dioscorea [MeSH concept]
- yam [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- diosponin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- Dioscorea villosa [DeCS]
- Tamus communis (Homeopathy) [DeCS]
- ipomoea [MeSH Descriptor]
- ipomoea batatas [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Dioscorea (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- dioscorea, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- Dioscorea villosa [DeCS]

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