Reticuloendothelial System

Preferred Label : Reticuloendothelial System;

NCIt synonyms : RE System;

NCIt related terms : Reticuloendothelial system, NOS;

NCIt definition : A widely distributed collection of both free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow precursor cells by way of monocytes; their substantial phagocytic activity is mediated by immunoglobulin and the serum complement system. In both connective and lymphoid tissue, they may occur as free and fixed macrophages; in the sinusoids of the liver, as Kupffer cells; in the lung, as alveolar macrophages; and in the nervous system, as microglia.;

Details

Origin ID

C12780;

UMLS CUI

C0035287;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Mononuclear phagocyte system [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Mononuclear phagocyte system [FMA entity]
- Reticuloendothelial system [ICHI extension code]
- Reticuloendothelial system, NOS [ICD-O code]
- Structure of reticuloendothelial system (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- mononuclear phagocyte system [MeSH concept]
- mononuclear phagocyte system [MeSH Descriptor]
- reticuloendothelial system [UBERON concept]
False automatic mappings
- reticuloendothelial system, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body System [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Mononuclear phagocyte system [FMA entity]
- Structure of reticuloendothelial system (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- mononuclear phagocyte system [MeSH Descriptor]
- mononuclear phagocyte system [MeSH concept]
- reticuloendothelial system [UBERON concept]
- reticuloendothelial system, nos [SNOMED Notion]
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- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.1 Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.1 Topography PT Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.1 Topography Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.2 Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.2 Topography PT Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Mapped ICDO3.2 Topography Terminology [NCIt concept]

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