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 |