National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Id http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12410
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12410
Preferred Name

Prostate Gland
Definitions
The walnut shaped accessory sex gland of the male reproductive system. It is located in the pelvis just below the bladder, surrounding the prostatic part of the urethra. The prostate gland secretes a fluid which is part of the semen.
Synonyms
Prostatic structure (body structure)
GLAND, PROSTATE
Prostate gland
prostate gland
male prostate
PROSTATE GLAND
Genital System, Male, Prostate
Prostate Gland
Prostatic Gland
Prostate
prostate
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Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

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label
Prostate Gland
prefixIRI
Thesaurus:C12410
code
C12410
DEFINITION
The walnut shaped accessory sex gland of the male reproductive system. It is located in the pelvis just below the bladder, surrounding the prostatic part of the urethra. The prostate gland secretes a fluid which is part of the semen.
ALT_DEFINITION
A gland in the male reproductive system. The prostate surrounds the part of the urethra (the tube that empties the bladder) just below the bladder, and produces a fluid that forms part of the semen.
The prostate gland is a partly muscular, partly glandular body that is situated near the base of the mammalian male urethra and secretes an alkaline viscid fluid which is a major constituent of the ejaculatory fluid.
The male reproductive accessory gland that produces prostatic fluid and is located adjacent to or around the urethra distal to the urinary bladder in mammals.
Is_Value_For_GDC_Property
Legacy Concept Name
Prostate_Gland
Contributing_Source
CDISC
CPTAC
GDC
PCDC
UBERON
mCode
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xRef
UBERON:0002367
FULL_SYN
Prostatic structure (body structure)
GLAND, PROSTATE
Prostate gland
prostate gland
male prostate
PROSTATE GLAND
Genital System, Male, Prostate
Prostate Gland
Prostatic Gland
Prostate
prostate
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UMLS_CUI
C0033572
Maps_To
Prostate gland
Prostate, NOS
PROSTATE GLAND
Prostate
Preferred_Name
Prostate Gland
type
subClassOf
Display_Name
Prostate
Concept_In_Subset
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C159336
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C159328
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C179483
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193234
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198975
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C179482
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168664
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168663
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168655
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168659
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C179478
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Semantic_Type
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
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