cortex of thymus

Preferred Label : cortex of thymus;

Uberon definition : the outer part of a thymus lobule that surrounds the medulla and is composed of closely packed lymphocytes;

Uberon synonym : thymic cortex; thymus cortex;

Uberon Structure note : Histologically, the thymus can be divided into a central medulla and a peripheral cortex which is surrounded by an outer capsule. The cortex and medulla play different roles in the development of T cells. Cells in the thymus can be divided into thymic stromal cells and cells of hematopoietic origin[WP];

Details

Origin ID

0002123;

UMLS CUI

C0229948;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cortex of thymus [FMA entity]
- Entire thymic cortex (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Structure of thymic cortex (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Thymus Cortex [NCIt concept]
- thymic cortex [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Cortex of thymus [FMA entity]
- Structure of thymic cortex (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Thymus Cortex [NCIt concept]
- thymic cortex [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Cortex of thymus [FMA entity]
- Entire thymic cortex (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Thymus Cortex [NCIt concept]
has part
- cortex of thymus [UBERON concept]
part of
- cortex of thymus [UBERON concept]
- thymus [UBERON concept]

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