Ileocecal Junction

Preferred Label : Ileocecal Junction;

NCIt related terms : Ileocecal Region;

NCIt definition : The segment of the gastrointestinal tract where the terminal ileum transitions to the cecum, and where the ileocecal sphincter regulates the movement of chyme from the small intestine into the large intestine.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: The segment of the gastrointestinal tract where the terminal ileum transitions to the cecum, and where the ileocecal sphincter regulates the movement of chyme from the small intestine into the large intestine. (NCI);

Details

Origin ID

C178001;

UMLS CUI

C0475433;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ileocecal junction [ICD-11 More detail]
- Ileocecal junction [FMA entity]
- Structure of ileocecal junction (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- ileocecal junction [Radlex concept]
- ileocecal junction [UBERON concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Space or Junction [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Ileocecal junction [FMA entity]
- Structure of ileocecal junction (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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