National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Cannabinoid

Synonyms

Cannabinoids

Cannabinoid

Definitions

Any compound capable of activating the cannabinoid receptor CB1 and/or CB2. Cannabinoids include phytocannabinoids, endocannabinoids and (semi-)synthetic cannabinoids. They exert a wide variety of biological activities including anti-inflammatory, anti-emetic, anticonvulsant, antiglaucoma, analgesic and neuroprotective effects; while some exert psychoactive effects, including euphoria.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C105578

code

C105578

DEFINITION

Any compound capable of activating the cannabinoid receptor CB1 and/or CB2. Cannabinoids include phytocannabinoids, endocannabinoids and (semi-)synthetic cannabinoids. They exert a wide variety of biological activities including anti-inflammatory, anti-emetic, anticonvulsant, antiglaucoma, analgesic and neuroprotective effects; while some exert psychoactive effects, including euphoria.

FULL_SYN

Cannabinoids

Cannabinoid

label

Cannabinoid

Preferred_Name

Cannabinoid

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C105578

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Structurally

UMLS_CUI

C3536852

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1933

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