Outer Supporting Cell

Preferred Label : Outer Supporting Cell;

NCIt synonyms : Outer Phalangeal Cell;

NCIt definition : A cell forming a cup for the outer hair cell of the Organ of Corti. The supporting cell sends out a narrow filament that angles towards the base of the cochlea. The structure is such that the supporting cell touches the outer hair cell only at the top and bottom.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL448589;

Details

Origin ID

C33240;

UMLS CUI

C0022891;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Nerve Tissue, Neuroepithelial Tissue, and Nerve Sheaths [NCIt concept]
- Organ of Corti [NCIt concept]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- External supporting cell of organ of Corti [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- External supporting cell of organ of Corti [FMA entity]
- Structure of supporting cell of organ of Corti (cell structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- labyrinth supporting cells [MeSH concept]
- labyrinth supporting cells [MeSH Descriptor]
- supporting cell of organ of corti, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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