National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Exudate
Synonyms

EXUDATE

Exudate

Definitions

Material, such as purulent and nonpurulent fluid, cells, or cellular debris, which has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, usually as a result of inflammation. An exudate, in contrast to a transudate, is characterized by a relatively high protein content.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13233

ALT_DEFINITION

Accumulation of extravasated fluid containing inflammatory cells and fibrin. Necrotic debris and/or other cellular and extracellular components may also be present.

code

C13233

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C78734

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C120531

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

Material, such as purulent and nonpurulent fluid, cells, or cellular debris, which has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, usually as a result of inflammation. An exudate, in contrast to a transudate, is characterized by a relatively high protein content.

FULL_SYN

EXUDATE

Exudate

label

Exudate

Legacy Concept Name

Exudate

Preferred_Name

Exudate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C13233

Semantic_Type

Body Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0015388

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70699

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