Elephantiasis - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Elephantiasis;

NCIt related terms : stage III lymphedema; lymphostatic elephantiasis;

NCIt definition : Enlargement of an area of the body due to obstruction within the lymphatic system and the resulting accumulation of lymph.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A condition in which tissue or a limb becomes very swollen and thick, and changes color. It is caused by a block in the flow of lymph and a buildup of fluid in tissues.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000640046; CDR0000640047;

Details

Origin ID

C34569;

UMLS CUI

C0013882;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- cardiovascular disease other [ICPC-2 Rubric]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Elephantiasis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Elephantiasis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Lymphatic filariasis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- elephantiasis [DO Concept]
- elephantiasis [Disease (Nov.)]
- elephantiasis [MeSH Descriptor]
- elephantiasis [MeSH concept]
DO Cross reference
- elephantiasis [DO Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Elephantiasis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- elephantiasis [DO Concept]
- elephantiasis [MeSH concept]
- elephantiasis [MeSH Descriptor]

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