National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Immature Granulocyte

Synonyms

Immature Granulocyte

Definitions

A not-yet-mature white blood cell with staining granules in its cytoplasm. The staining granules may be neutrophilic, acidophilic, or basophilic in character. There are indications that an immature granulocyte count is a better measure of infection and sepsis than a total white blood cell count and comparable to absolute neutrophil count.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13113

code

C13113

DEFINITION

A not-yet-mature white blood cell with staining granules in its cytoplasm. The staining granules may be neutrophilic, acidophilic, or basophilic in character. There are indications that an immature granulocyte count is a better measure of infection and sepsis than a total white blood cell count and comparable to absolute neutrophil count.

FULL_SYN

Immature Granulocyte

label

Immature Granulocyte

Legacy Concept Name

Immature_Granulocyte

Preferred_Name

Immature Granulocyte

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C13113

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C1317395

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12530

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