cortex of adrenal gland

Preferred Label : cortex of adrenal gland;

RADLEX synonyms : adrenal cortex; cortex of suprarenal gland;

Definition : The outer layer of the adrenal gland. It is derived from mesoderm and comprised of three zones (outer zona glomerulosa, middle zona fasciculata, and inner zona reticularis) with each producing various steroids preferentially, such as aldosterone; hydrocortisone; dehydroepiandrosterone; and androstenedione. Adrenal cortex function is regulated by pituitary adrenocorticotropin. [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0001613;

Details

Origin ID

RID92;

UMLS CUI

C0001613;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Adrenal Cortex [NCIt concept]
- Adrenal cortex [FMA entity]
- Adrenal cortex [LOINC component]
- Adrenal cortex structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Adrenal cortex [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Adrenal cortex [ICHI extension code]
- Cortex of adrenal gland [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Cortex of adrenal gland [ICD-O code]
- adrenal cortex [UBERON concept]
- adrenal cortex [MeSH Descriptor]
- adrenal cortex [MeSH concept]
- adrenal cortex, nos [SNOMED Notion]
FMA entity(ies)
- Adrenal cortex [FMA entity]
Has part(s)
- zona fasciculata of adrenal gland [Radlex concept]
- zona glomerulosa of adrenal gland [Radlex concept]
- zona reticularis of adrenal gland [Radlex concept]
Part of
- adrenal gland [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Adrenal Cortex [NCIt concept]
- Adrenal cortex [FMA entity]
- Adrenal cortex [LOINC component]
- Adrenal cortex structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- adrenal cortex [MeSH Descriptor]
- adrenal cortex [MeSH concept]
- adrenal cortex [UBERON concept]
- adrenal cortex, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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