Preferred Name |
Hirschsprung Disease |
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Synonyms |
Hirschsprung's Disease Aganglionic Megacolon Hirschsprung Disease |
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Definitions |
A congenital disorder characterized by the absence of myenteric ganglion cells in the distal colon. It results in a functional stenosis of the distal colon and a massive distention of the proximal colon. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34700 |
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code |
C34700 |
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Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C186315 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192842 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C165258 |
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Contributing_Source |
Cellosaurus NICHD PCDC |
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DEFINITION |
A congenital disorder characterized by the absence of myenteric ganglion cells in the distal colon. It results in a functional stenosis of the distal colon and a massive distention of the proximal colon. |
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FULL_SYN |
Hirschsprung's Disease Aganglionic Megacolon Hirschsprung Disease |
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label |
Hirschsprung Disease |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Aganglionic_Megacolon |
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Preferred_Name |
Hirschsprung Disease |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C34700 |
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Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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UMLS_CUI |
C4013279 |
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subClassOf |