Osteocyte - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Osteocyte;

NCIt synonyms : Osteocytes;

NCIt definition : A cell that is formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded within the bone matrix that it has secreted. Osteoclasts reside in chambers called lacunae that are found in mature bone.;

Details

Origin ID

C12569;

UMLS CUI

C0029432;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Bone Matrix [NCIt concept]
- Bone Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Connective and Soft Tissue [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Osteocyte [FMA entity]
- Osteocyte (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- osteocyte [SNOMED Notion]
- osteocytes [MeSH Descriptor]
- osteocytes [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Osteocyte [FMA entity]
- Osteocyte (cell) [SNOMED CT concept]
- osteocyte [SNOMED Notion]
- osteocytes [MeSH concept]
- osteocytes [MeSH Descriptor]

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