capsule of lymph node

Preferred Label : capsule of lymph node;

Uberon definition : Capsule surrounding lymph node composed of connective tissue with some plain muscle fibers.;

Uberon synonym : lymph node capsule;

Uberon Taxon note : from its internal surface are given off a number of membranous processes or trabeculae, consisting, in man, of connective tissue, with a small admixture of plain muscle fibers; but in many of the lower animals composed almost entirely of involuntary muscle[WP];

Details

Origin ID

0002194;

UMLS CUI

C0229699;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Capsule of lymph node [FMA entity]
- Entire capsule of lymph node (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lymph Node Capsule [NCIt concept]
- Structure of capsule of lymph node (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- capsule of lymph node [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Capsule of lymph node [FMA entity]
- Lymph Node Capsule [NCIt concept]
- Structure of capsule of lymph node (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- capsule of lymph node [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Capsule of lymph node [FMA entity]
- Entire capsule of lymph node (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lymph Node Capsule [NCIt concept]
adjacent to
- cortex of lymph node [UBERON concept]
- subcapsular sinus of lymph node [UBERON concept]
bounding layer of
- lymph node [UBERON concept]
composed primarily of
- connective tissue [UBERON concept]
has part
- capsule of lymph node [UBERON concept]
part of
- capsule of lymph node [UBERON concept]
- lymph node [UBERON concept]

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