loading...| Preferred Name |
Glomerulus |
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| Synonyms |
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| Definitions |
A tuft of capillaries situated at the entrance to each nephron, within the Bowman's capsule. This tuft functions as the first stage in filtering blood in the kidney. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C13250 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A cluster of convoluted capillaries beginning at each nephric tubule in the kidney and held together by connective tissue. A tiny, round cluster of blood vessels within the kidneys. It filters the blood to reabsorb useful materials and remove waste as urine. |
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| code |
C13250 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
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| definition |
A tuft of capillaries situated at the entrance to each nephron, within the Bowman's capsule. This tuft functions as the first stage in filtering blood in the kidney. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C74456 |
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| label |
Glomerulus |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Glomerulus |
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| Preferred_Name |
Glomerulus |
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| prefixIRI |
NCIT:C13250 |
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| prefLabel |
Glomerulus |
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| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0022663 |
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