Preferred Name |
Edema |
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Synonyms |
Water retention Fluid retention Dropsy Hydrops Oedema |
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Definitions |
Edema may be related to one or more of the following factors: 1) increased capillary hydrostatic pressure, 2) decreased osmotic pressure of plasma, 3) decreased tissue tension and lymphatic drainage, 4) increased osmotic pressure of tissue fluids, and 5) increased capillary permeability. An abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin, or in one or more cavities of the body. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000969 |
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comment |
Edema may be related to one or more of the following factors: 1) increased capillary hydrostatic pressure, 2) decreased osmotic pressure of plasma, 3) decreased tissue tension and lymphatic drainage, 4) increased osmotic pressure of tissue fluids, and 5) increased capillary permeability. |
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has exact synonym |
Water retention Fluid retention Dropsy Hydrops Oedema |
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has_alternative_id |
HP:0000990 |
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hasDbXref |
SNOMEDCT_US:423666004 SNOMEDCT_US:79654002 MSH:D004487 SNOMEDCT_US:267038008 SNOMEDCT_US:20741006 UMLS:C0013604 |
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label |
Edema |
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prefixIRI |
HP:0000969 |
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prefLabel |
Edema |
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textual definition |
An abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin, or in one or more cavities of the body. |
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subClassOf |