National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Monkey
Synonyms

MONKEY

Monkey

Monkeys

Definitions

Any haplorhine primate not belonging to the family Tarsiidae, Hylobatidae, Pongidae, or Hominidae; this does not correspond to any taxon. This group is divided into Old World monkeys (Cercopithecidae) and New World monkeys (Callitrichidae and Cebidae). Many types are used as an experimental model for human disease and drug testing.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C14243

ALT_DEFINITION

Any haplorhine primate not belonging to the family Tarsiidae, Hylobatidae, Pongidae, or Hominidae; this does not correspond to any taxon. This group is divided into Old World monkeys (Cercopithecidae) and New World monkeys (Callitrichidae and Cebidae).

code

C14243

Concept_In_Subset

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#C77808

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

Any haplorhine primate not belonging to the family Tarsiidae, Hylobatidae, Pongidae, or Hominidae; this does not correspond to any taxon. This group is divided into Old World monkeys (Cercopithecidae) and New World monkeys (Callitrichidae and Cebidae). Many types are used as an experimental model for human disease and drug testing.

FULL_SYN

MONKEY

Monkey

Monkeys

label

Monkey

Legacy Concept Name

Monkey

Preferred_Name

Monkey

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C14243

Semantic_Type

Mammal

UMLS_CUI

C0026447

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C14262

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