Elliptocytosis

Preferred Label : Elliptocytosis;

NCIt definition : A peripheral blood finding in which a large number of erythrocytes are shaped in an elliptical form.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: Elliptocytosis, also known as ovalocytosis, is an inherited blood disorder in which an abnormally large number of the patient's erythrocytes (i.e. red blood cells) are elliptical rather than the typical biconcave disc shape. It is one of many red-cell membrane defects. In its severe forms, this disorder predisposes to hemolytic anemia.;

Details

Origin ID

C3004;

UMLS CUI

C0427480;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Hereditary elliptocytosis [PASCAL descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Elliptocytosis [HPO term]
- Elliptocytosis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Elliptocytosis NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- elliptocytosis [Disease (Nov.)]
- hereditary elliptocytosis, nos [SNOMED Notion]
False automatic mappings
- Elliptocytosis (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Finding [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Elliptocytosis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Elliptocytosis [HPO term]
- Elliptocytosis (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Elliptocytosis NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Ovalocytosis [MedDRA LLT]
- elliptocytosis [Disease (Nov.)]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- Hereditary elliptocytosis [ICD-11 Subcategory]
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- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Neonatal Research Network Terminology [NCIt concept]

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