Meniscus - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Meniscus;

NCIt definition : A crescent-shaped wedge of cartilaginous material that serves as a cushion in the knee, between the tuberosities of the femur and the tibia. There are two locations, the medial meniscus located on the inner aspect of the knee and the lateral which is located on the outer aspect.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Cartilaginous material that serves as a cushion between the tuberosities of the femur and the tibia.;

Details

Origin ID

C33096;

UMLS CUI

C0224498;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Knee Joint [NCIt concept]
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
- Skeletal System [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Articular disc [FMA entity]
- Genus Meniscus (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Meniscus [MeSH concept]
- Meniscus [MeSH Descriptor]
- Meniscus [NCBI Taxonomy bacteria]
- articular disc [Radlex concept]
- knee injuries and disorders [MedlinePlus Topic]
- meniscus [UBERON concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Articular disc [FMA entity]
- Meniscus [MeSH Descriptor]
- Meniscus structure of joint (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- meniscus [UBERON concept]
- meniscus of joint, nos [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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