exocrine glands

Preferred Label : exocrine glands;

MeSH definition : Glands of external secretion that release its secretions to the body's cavities, organs, or surface, through a duct.;

MeSH synonym : glands, exocrine; gland, exocrine; exocrine gland;

MeSH annotation : general: prefer specifics;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exocrine gland;

Details

Origin ID

D005088;

UMLS CUI

C0015282;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [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]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Entire exocrine gland (organ) (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Exocrine gland [FMA entity]
- exocrine gland [UBERON concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Exocrine Gland [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- 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 gland [UBERON concept]

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