epithelium - CISMeF

Preferred Label : epithelium;

MeSH definition : One or more layers of EPITHELIAL CELLS, supported by the basal lamina, which covers the inner or outer surfaces of the body.; The layers of EPITHELIAL CELLS which cover the inner and outer surfaces of the cutaneous, mucus, and serous tissues and glands of the body.;

MeSH synonym : Epithelial Tissue; Epithelial Tissues; Tissue, Epithelial; Tissues, Epithelial;

MeSH hyponym : mesothelium; Mesothelial Tissue; Mesothelial Tissues; Tissue, Mesothelial; Tissues, Mesothelial;

MeSH annotation : usually NIM with specific organ IM;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithelium;

Details

Origin ID

D004848;

UMLS CUI

C0014609;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- innervation [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Epithelium [NCIt concept]
- Structure of epithelium (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- epithelium, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- epithelium [MeSH concept]
- mesothelium [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- dyskeratosis, hereditary benign intraepithelial [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Related MeSH term(s)
- epithelial cells [MeSH Descriptor]
See also
- cilia [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- epithelial cells [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Tissue [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Epithelium [NCIt concept]
- Portion of epithelium [FMA entity]
- Structure of epithelium (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- epithelium [UBERON concept]
- epithelium, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- portion of epithelium [Radlex concept]

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