Alveolus - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Alveolus;

NCIt synonyms : Pulmonary Alveolus; Bronchial Alveolus;

NCIt related terms : alveoli;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles (tiny branches of air tubes) in the lungs. The alveoli are where the lungs and the bloodstream exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen. Carbon dioxide in the blood passes into the lungs through the alveoli. Oxygen in the lungs passes through the alveoli into the blood.; CDISC: Any of the terminal sacs in the lungs through which gas exchange takes place with the pulmonary capillary blood.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046209;

Details

Origin ID

C12986;

UMLS CUI

C1515933;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Pulmonary Acinus [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Alveoli [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Alveolus [ICHI extension code]
- Entire pulmonary alveolus (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tooth socket [ICD-11 More detail]
- alveolata [MeSH Descriptor]
- alveus [Radlex concept]
- tooth socket [MeSH Descriptor]
Contains anatomical structure(s)
- Alveolar Macrophage [NCIt concept]
- Alveolar Wall [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Pulmonary alveolar structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Pulmonary alveolus [FMA entity]
- alveoli [ICF N4 Element]
- alveolus [UBERON concept]
- alveolus [Radlex concept]
- alveolus of lung [UBERON concept]
- pulmonary alveoli [MeSH Descriptor]
- pulmonary alveoli [MeSH concept]
- pulmonary alveoli [SNOMED Notion]
False automatic mappings
- Alveolus [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Alveolus [FMA entity]
- alveoli [ICF N4 Element]
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- CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Atypical Adenomatous Lung Hyperplasia [NCIt concept]
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- Collagen Alpha-3(IV) Chain [NCIt concept]

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