National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Enterocyte
Synonyms

Enterocytes

Enterocyte

Definitions

A type of epithelial cell that lines the intestines and colon. It participates in the absorption of water and nutrients from the intestinal lumen, and in the secretion of digestive enzymes.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12585

code

C12585

DEFINITION

A type of epithelial cell that lines the intestines and colon. It participates in the absorption of water and nutrients from the intestinal lumen, and in the secretion of digestive enzymes.

Display_Name

Enterocyte

FULL_SYN

Enterocytes

Enterocyte

label

Enterocyte

Legacy Concept Name

Enterocyte

Preferred_Name

Enterocyte

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12585

Semantic_Type

Cell

UMLS_CUI

C0682610

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C33923

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