Terms & Properties

Concept Unique Identifier (CUI): C0027882

NCI Thesaurus Code: C12623  (see NCI Thesaurus info)

Semantic Type: Cell

NCIt Definition: Any of the conducting cells of the nervous system. A typical neuron consists of a cell body, containing the nucleus and the surrounding cytoplasm (perikaryon); several short radiating processes (dendrites); and one long process (the axon), which terminates in twiglike branches (telodendrons) and may have branches (collaterals) projecting along its course.

FMA Definition: Somatic cell which is derived from the neuro-ectoderm or the neural crest.

NCI-GLOSS Definition: A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body. The messages are sent by a weak electrical current.

CSP Definition: basic cellular units of nervous tissue; each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites and their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the nervous system.

MSH Definition: The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM.

FMA Definition: Neural cell which has as its direct parts a cell body (soma) and one or more neurites; the neuron is the structural and functional unit of the nervous system. Examples: unipolar neuron, bipolar neuron, neuron of retina.

Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)

Cell, Nerve

Cells, Nerve

Nerve Cells

nerve cell

nerve unit

nervous system cell

neural cell

neurocyte

Neuron (cell)

neurone

Neurons

neuron

External Source Codes: 

NCI Thesaurus Code

C12623 (see NCI Thesaurus info)

Other Properties:

Name	Value	Source
ACTIVE	1	SNOMEDCT_US
AN	do not use as a substitute or synonym for BRAIN /cytol	MSH
AQL	CH CL CY DE EN IM ME MI PA PH PS RE TR UL VI	MSH
AUTHORITY	Gray's 99:902; Bloom & Fawcett 94:309	FMA
AUTHORITY	Rosse MD	FMA
AUTHORITY	Terminologia Anatomica 1998	FMA
AUTHORITY	Terminologia Anatomica 98:104; Gray's 99:902; Bloom & Fawcett 94:309; Hollinshead's 97:54	FMA
AUTHORITY	The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary 93-vol.2:1910	FMA
CASE_SIGNIFICANCE_ID	900000000000448009	SNOMEDCT_US
CELL_APPENDAGE_TYPE	Non-vibriocyte	FMA
CHROMOSOME_PAIRS_PER_NUCLEUS	46	FMA
CTV3ID	XUElP	SNOMEDCT_US
DATE_LAST_MODIFIED	Thu Jun 08 13:41:34 PDT 2000	FMA
DC	1	MSH
DEFINITION_STATUS_ID	900000000000074008	SNOMEDCT_US
DID	2047-3601	CSP
DX	19660101	MSH
EFFECTIVE_TIME	20020131	SNOMEDCT_US
FX	D009431	MSH
HAS_DIRECT_PLOIDY	diploid	FMA
HN	NERVE CELLS was see under NEUROGLIA & NEURONS 1963-74	MSH
MDA	19990101	MSH
MMR	19991103	MSH
MN	A08.675	MSH
MN	A11.671	MSH
OL	to search NERVE CELLS use NEUROGLIA & NEURONS 1966-74	MSH
PM	NERVE CELLS was see under NEUROGLIA & NEURONS 1963-74	MSH
POLARITY	dendro-axonal	FMA
SOS	The basic cellular conducting unit of the central and peripheral nervous systems.	AOD
STATE_OF_DETERMINATION	Terminally differentiated cell	FMA
SUBSET_MEMBER	900000000000497000~MAPTARGET~XUElP	SNOMEDCT_US
TA_ID	A14.0.00.002	FMA
TERMUI	T028239	MSH
TERMUI	T028240	MSH
TH	NLM (1966)	MSH
TH	UNK (19XX)	MSH
TYPE_ID	900000000000003001	SNOMEDCT_US
TYPE_ID	900000000000013009	SNOMEDCT_US

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