exocrine gland

Preferred Label : exocrine gland;

Uberon definition : A gland that secretes products (excluding hormones and other chemical messengers) into ducts (duct glands) which lead directly into the external environment[WP]. Typical exocrine glands include sweat glands, salivary glands, mammary glands, stomach, liver, pancreas;

Uberon synonym : ducted gland;

Details

Origin ID

0002365;

UMLS CUI

C0015282;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Exocrine Gland [NCIt concept]
- Exocrine gland [FMA entity]
- exocrine glands [MeSH Descriptor]
- exocrine glands [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Exocrine Gland [NCIt concept]
- Exocrine gland [FMA entity]
- Exocrine gland structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- exocrine glands [MeSH concept]
- exocrine glands [MeSH Descriptor]
Uberon cross reference
- Entire exocrine gland (organ component) (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Exocrine Gland [NCIt concept]
- Exocrine gland [FMA entity]
has part
- acinus of exocrine gland [UBERON concept]
part of
- exocrine system [UBERON concept]
produces
- secretion of exocrine gland [UBERON concept]

Keyword's position in hierarchy(ies) :

You can consult :

recommendations
documents concerning education
documents for patients