Preferred Label : Respiratory Droplet;
NCIt definition : A respiratory fluid particle that is propelled from the mouth or nose during talking,
coughing, sneezing, or other forms of exhalation which include various cells types
(e.g. epithelial cells and cells of the immune system), physiological electrolytes
contained in mucous and saliva (e.g. Na , K , Cl-), as well as, potentially, various
infectious agents (e.g. bacteria, fungi and viruses).;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1407593;
Origin ID : C173760;
UMLS CUI : C5420372;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- Semantic type(s)
- anatomic_structure_has_location
- concept_is_in_subset
