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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12468
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| Preferred Name | Lung |
| Definitions |
One of a pair of viscera occupying the pulmonary cavities of the thorax, the organs of respiration in which aeration of the blood takes place. As a rule, the right lung is slightly larger than the left and is divided into three lobes (an upper, a middle, and a lower or basal), while the left has two lobes (an upper and a lower or basal). Each lung is irregularly conical in shape, presenting a blunt upper extremity (the apex), a concave base following the curve of the diaphragm, an outer convex surface (costal surface), an inner or mediastinal surface (mediastinal surface), a thin and sharp anterior border, and a thick and rounded posterior border.
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| Synonyms |
Lung structure (body structure)
Respiratory System, Lung
LUNG
Lung
Lung, NOS
Lungs
lung
pulmo
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| label | Lung
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| Is_PCDC_GCT_Authorized_Value_For_Variable | |
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Lung
Lung, NOS
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| xRef | UBERON:0002048
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| Legacy Concept Name | Lung
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| Is_Value_For_GDC_Property |
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| Is_PCDC_EWS_Authorized_Value_For_Variable | |
| Preferred_Name | Lung
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| Display_Name | Lung
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| Semantic_Type | Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component
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| prefixIRI | Thesaurus:C12468
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| DEFINITION | One of a pair of viscera occupying the pulmonary cavities of the thorax, the organs of respiration in which aeration of the blood takes place. As a rule, the right lung is slightly larger than the left and is divided into three lobes (an upper, a middle, and a lower or basal), while the left has two lobes (an upper and a lower or basal). Each lung is irregularly conical in shape, presenting a blunt upper extremity (the apex), a concave base following the curve of the diaphragm, an outer convex surface (costal surface), an inner or mediastinal surface (mediastinal surface), a thin and sharp anterior border, and a thick and rounded posterior border.
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| UMLS_CUI | C0024109
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| code | C12468
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| Is_PCDC_AML_Authorized_Value_For_Variable | |
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Lung structure (body structure)
Respiratory System, Lung
LUNG
Lung
Lung, NOS
Lungs
lung
pulmo
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| ALT_DEFINITION | Respiration organ that develops as an outpocketing of the esophagus.
One of a pair of organs in the chest that supplies the body with oxygen, and removes carbon dioxide from the body.
A thoracic organ that has variable lobation and is the primary respiratory organ of mammals.
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PCDC
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