Chewing Difficulty

Preferred Label : Chewing Difficulty;

NCIt related terms : Difficulty Chewing;

NCIt definition : Pain or discomfort with mastication, a symptom of underlying disease. Causes can include problems with the teeth, jaws or temporomandibular joint, mumps, cancer, or a neuromuscular disorder.;

Alternative definition : FDA: Problem with mastication due to pain, discomfort or loss of mobility in the jaw.;

FDA table : Patient Code (Appendix B);

Codes from synonyms : 4522;

Details

Origin ID

C50492;

UMLS CUI

C0239043;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Chewing difficulty [MedDRA LLT]
- Impaired mastication [HPO term]
Semantic type(s)
- Finding [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Chewing difficulty [MedDRA LLT]
- Difficulty chewing (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Impaired mastication [HPO term]
- Masticatory dysfunction (finding) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
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- CDRH Health Effects - Clinical Signs and Symptoms or Conditions Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Center For Devices and Radiological Health Terminology [NCIt concept]

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