National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Id http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12399
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12399
Preferred Name

Pituitary Gland
Definitions
Pea-sized endocrine gland located at the base of the brain in the pituitary fossa. It produces and secretes hormones such as oxytocin and vasopressin, to regulate the activities of the hypothalamus.
Synonyms
Pituitary structure (body structure)
glandula pituitaria
Nervous System, Pituitary
Pituitary gland
PITUITARY GLAND
Hypophysis Cerebri
Pituitary Gland
GLAND, PITUITARY
pituitary body
pituitary gland
Hypophysis
Pituitary
pituitary
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label
Pituitary Gland
prefixIRI
Thesaurus:C12399
code
C12399
DEFINITION
Pea-sized endocrine gland located at the base of the brain in the pituitary fossa. It produces and secretes hormones such as oxytocin and vasopressin, to regulate the activities of the hypothalamus.
ALT_DEFINITION
A small endocrine gland extending from the hypothalamus at the base of the brain.
An endocrine gland located ventral to the diencephalon and derived from mixed neuroectodermal and non neuroectodermal origin.
The main endocrine gland. It produces hormones that control other glands and many body functions, especially growth.
Is_Value_For_GDC_Property
Legacy Concept Name
Pituitary_Gland
Contributing_Source
CDISC
GDC
UBERON
mCode
xRef
UBERON:0000007
FULL_SYN
Pituitary structure (body structure)
glandula pituitaria
Nervous System, Pituitary
Pituitary gland
PITUITARY GLAND
Hypophysis Cerebri
Pituitary Gland
GLAND, PITUITARY
pituitary body
pituitary gland
Hypophysis
Pituitary
pituitary
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UMLS_CUI
C0032005
Maps_To
Pituitary gland
Pituitary Gland
Hypophysis
Preferred_Name
Pituitary Gland
type
subClassOf
Display_Name
Pituitary Gland
Concept_In_Subset
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168664
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537
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Semantic_Type
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
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