Wuchereria - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Wuchereria;

NCIt definition : A genus of parasitic filarial nematodes in the family Onchocercidae that mainly affects humans in warm climates. The adult forms live chiefly in lymphatic vessels, causing obstruction to lymph flow and producing microfilariae that disseminate via the bloodstream.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Any nematode parasite that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Wuchereria genus level.;

Taxon ID : 6292;

Details

Origin ID

C122013;

UMLS CUI

C0043271;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Wuchereria [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Wuchereria (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- wuchereria [MeSH Descriptor]
- wuchereria [MeSH concept]
- wuchereria, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Eukaryote [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Wuchereria [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Wuchereria (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- wuchereria [MeSH Descriptor]
- wuchereria [MeSH concept]
- wuchereria, nos [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Microorganism Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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