Microorganism - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Microorganism;

NCIt synonyms : Microorganisms; Microorganisms, General; Single-Celled Organism; Micro-organism;

NCIt related terms : Microbial; Microbe;

NCIt definition : A microscopic organism. The term microorganism may refer to a prokaryote or eukaryote, and may be a unicellular or multicellular organism. All taxonomic kingdoms contain microorganisms.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: A microscopic organism capable of causing disease in humans, plants, or animals. Most microbes are classified into one of four major groups: bacteria, viruses, fungi, or protozoa.; NCI-GLOSS: An organism that can be seen only through a microscope. Microorganisms include bacteria, protozoa, algae, and fungi. Although viruses are not considered living organisms, they are sometimes classified as microorganisms.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000044059;

Details

Origin ID

C14329;

UMLS CUI

C0445623;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Microbody (cell structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Microinternational unit (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Microorganisms [UNESCO concept]
- Microorganisms seen [LOINC component]
- Microtia (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- infectious agent [Blood Transfusion thesaurus concept]
- microorganism [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
False automatic mappings
- Microorganism (organism) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organism [UMLS semantic type]
concept_is_in_subset
- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Pharmaceutical Quality/CMC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- PQ/CMC Source Type Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]

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