Animal Model of Disease

Preferred Label : Animal Model of Disease;

NCIt synonyms : Disease Models, Animal;

NCIt related terms : animal model;

NCIt definition : Animal disease whose pathologic mechanisms are sufficiently similar to those of a human disease for the animal disease to serve as a model.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: An animal with a disease either the same as or like a disease in humans. Animal models are used to study the development and progression of diseases and to test new treatments before they are given to humans. Animals with transplanted human cancers or other tissues are called xenograft models.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000043996;

Details

Origin ID

C16504;

UMLS CUI

C0012644;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- models, animal [MeSH concept]
- models, animal [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- disease models, animal [MeSH Descriptor]
- disease models, animal [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Experimental Model of Disease [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- disease models, animal [MeSH concept]
- disease models, animal [MeSH Descriptor]

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