Preferred Label : sinusitis;
Definition : An inflammatory process of the mucous membranes of the paranasal sinuses that occurs
in three stages: acute, subacute, and chronic. Sinusitis results from any condition
causing ostial obstruction or from pathophysiologic changes in the mucociliary transport
mechanism. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0037199;
Origin ID : RID3663;
UMLS CUI : C0037199;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- sinusitis [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
An inflammatory process of the mucous membranes of the paranasal sinuses that occurs
in three stages: acute, subacute, and chronic. Sinusitis results from any condition
causing ostial obstruction or from pathophysiologic changes in the mucociliary transport
mechanism. [MeSH]