Nerve Plexus - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Nerve Plexus;

NCIt synonyms : Nerve Plexi;

NCIt definition : A network of intersecting nerve fibers that link peripheral nerves with specific areas of the body.;

Alternative definition : UWDA142: is a subdivision of the peripheral nervous system (organ system subdivision), which consists of subdivisions of two or more nerves, which are interconnected with one another to form an network through which nerve fibers of the constituent nerves of the plexus become regrouped; together with other nerve plexuses and nerves, it constitutes the peripheral nervous system. Example(s): brachial plexus, cardiac plexus, inferior hypogastric plexus.;

Details

Origin ID

C12929;

UMLS CUI

C0501403;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Peripheral Nervous System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Nerve Plexus [ICHI extension code]
- Set of nerve plexuses [FMA entity]
- Spinal nerve plexus [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Structure of nerve plexus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- nerve plexus [UBERON concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Nerve plexus [FMA entity]
- nerve plexus [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Nerve plexus [FMA entity]
- Set of nerve plexuses [FMA entity]
- Structure of nerve plexus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- nerve plexus [Radlex concept]
- nerve plexus [UBERON concept]
is_primary_anatomic_site_of_disease
- Brachial Plexus Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
- Lumbar Plexus Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
- Nerve Plexus Neoplasm [NCIt concept]

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