cerumen gland - CISMeF

Preferred Label : cerumen gland;

Uberon definition : A specialized sudoriferous gland (sweat glands) located subcutaneously in the external auditory canal.;

Uberon synonym : earwax gland; ceruminous sweat gland; ceruminous gland; cerumen-secreting gland;

Uberon Structure note : Ceruminous glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands made up of an inner secretory layer of cells and an outer myoepithelial layer of cells. The glands drain into larger ducts, which then drain into the guard hairs that reside in the external auditory canal. Here they produce cerumen, or earwax, by mixing their secretion with sebum and dead epidermal cells;

Details

Origin ID

0013211;

UMLS CUI

C0229352;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Ceruminal gland [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Ceruminal gland [ICHI extension code]
- Ceruminous Gland [NCIt concept]
- Ceruminous gland [FMA entity]
- Structure of ceruminous gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Ceruminal gland [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Ceruminal gland (body structure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Ceruminous Gland [NCIt concept]
- Ceruminous gland [FMA entity]
- Structure of ceruminous gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- wax gland of auditory canal [SNOMED Notion]
Uberon cross reference
- Ceruminous Gland [NCIt concept]
- Entire ceruminous gland (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
located in
- external acoustic meatus [UBERON concept]
part of
- external ear [UBERON concept]

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