National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Splenic Tissue
Synonyms

Splenic Tissue

Definitions

The largest mass of lymphatic tissue in the body. It consists of cells and vessels contained within a capsule lined by mesothelium, from which trabecula enter the splenic parenchyma. The parenchyma is supported by a framework of reticular fibers. The spleen consists of two types of parenchymal tissue, the white and red pulp. The white pulp is composed of elongated cords of compact lymphatic tissue containing nodules. The red pulp is composed of pulp cords and splenic sinusoids.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34086

code

C34086

DEFINITION

The largest mass of lymphatic tissue in the body. It consists of cells and vessels contained within a capsule lined by mesothelium, from which trabecula enter the splenic parenchyma. The parenchyma is supported by a framework of reticular fibers. The spleen consists of two types of parenchymal tissue, the white and red pulp. The white pulp is composed of elongated cords of compact lymphatic tissue containing nodules. The red pulp is composed of pulp cords and splenic sinusoids.

FULL_SYN

Splenic Tissue

label

Splenic Tissue

Legacy Concept Name

Splenic_Tissue

Preferred_Name

Splenic Tissue

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C34086

Semantic_Type

Tissue

UMLS_CUI

C0771377

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C38510

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12801

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