Preferred Name

Metaplasia

Synonyms
Definitions

Transformation of a mature, normal cell or groups of mature cells to other forms of mature cells. The capacity for malignant transformation of metaplastic cells is a subject of controversy.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3236

ALT_DEFINITION

A change of cells to a form that does not normally occur in the tissue in which it is found.

Conversion of a mature, normal cell or groups of mature cells to other forms of mature cells.

code

C3236

Contributing_Source

CDISC

definition

Transformation of a mature, normal cell or groups of mature cells to other forms of mature cells. The capacity for malignant transformation of metaplastic cells is a subject of controversy.

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C120531

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C61410

label

Metaplasia

Legacy Concept Name

Metaplasia

Preferred_Name

Metaplasia

prefixIRI

NCIT:C3236

prefLabel

Metaplasia

Semantic_Type

Finding

UMLS_CUI

C0025568

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C35867

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