Preferred Name |
Tetanus |
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Synonyms |
Tetanus |
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Definitions |
A serious infectious disorder that follows wound contamination by the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria produce a neurotoxin called tetanospasmin, which causes muscle spasm in the jaw and other anatomic sites. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C85185 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
A disorder that is caused by Clostridium tetani toxin, which is usually acquired from wound contamination. The neurotoxin causes muscle spasm in the jaw and other anatomic sites. |
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code |
C85185 |
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Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C128453 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C96388 |
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Contributing_Source |
CPTAC NICHD |
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DEFINITION |
A serious infectious disorder that follows wound contamination by the Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium tetani. The bacteria produce a neurotoxin called tetanospasmin, which causes muscle spasm in the jaw and other anatomic sites. |
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FULL_SYN |
Tetanus |
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label |
Tetanus |
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Preferred_Name |
Tetanus |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C85185 |
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Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0039614 |
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subClassOf |