| Preferred Name |
Ganglion |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12719 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
Clusters of multipolar neurons surrounded by a capsule of loosely organized CONNECTIVE TISSUE located outside the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. is a macroscopic organ component of one or more nerves, which primarily consists of cell bodies of neurons located outside the central nervous system; together with nerve fibers, it constitutes a nerve or a nerve plexus. Example(s): spinal ganglion, trigeminal ganglion, superior cervical ganglion, celiac ganglion, inferior hypogastric (pelvic) ganglion. A cluster of nervous tissue principally composed of neuronal cell bodies external to the central nervous system (CNS). (NCI) |
| code |
C12719 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 |
| Contributing_Source |
CDISC NICHD |
| DEFINITION |
A cluster of nervous tissue principally composed of neuronal cell bodies external to the central nervous system (CNS). |
| Display_Name |
Ganglion |
| FULL_SYN |
Ganglionic Ganglia Neural Ganglion |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Ganglion |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Ganglion |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Ganglion |
| Preferred_Name |
Ganglion |
| prefixIRI |
C12719 |
| prefLabel |
Ganglion |
| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0017067 |
| subClassOf |