capillary - CISMeF

Preferred Label : capillary;

Uberon definition : Any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules.;

Uberon synonym : blood capillary; capillary vessel;

Uberon Homology note : The appearance of Chordata and subsequently the vertebrates is accompanied by a rapid structural diversification of this primitive linear heart: looping, unidirectional circulation, an enclosed vasculature, and the conduction system.[well established][VHOG];

Uberon Structure note : capillaries lack tunica media and tunica adventitia; only the endothelial wall of the tunica intima belongs;

Details

Origin ID

0001982;

UMLS CUI

C0935624;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Blood Capillary [NCIt concept]
- Blood capillary [LOINC System]
- Capillary [NCIt concept]
- Capillary [FMA entity]
- Capillary [ICNP localization]
- Capillary blood (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Entire capillary blood vessel (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of capillary blood vessel (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- capillaries [MeSH concept]
- capillaries [ICF N3 Element]
- capillaries [MeSH Descriptor]
- capillary [Radlex concept]
- capillary blood [SNOMED Notion]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Capillary Blood [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Capillary [FMA entity]
- Capillary [NCIt concept]
- capillaries [ICF N3 Element]
Uberon cross reference
- Capillary [NCIt concept]
- Capillary [FMA entity]
connects
- arteriole [UBERON concept]
- venule [UBERON concept]
has part
- capillary blood [UBERON concept]
- endothelium of capillary [UBERON concept]

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