loading...| Preferred Name | elephantiasis | |
| Synonyms |
elephantiasis |
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| Definitions |
Enlargement of an area of the body due to obstruction within the lymphatic system and the resulting accumulation of lymph. Elephantiasis is a result of a complex interplay between several factors: the worm, the symbiotic Wolbachia bacteria within the worm, the host’s immune response, and the numerous opportunistic infections and disorders that arise. |
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| ID |
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0004711 |
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| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:240820001 MESH:D004604 NCIt:C34569 MedDRA:10014472 MONDO:0005424 UMLS:C0013882 MeSH:D004604 MEDGEN:8582 DOID:4976 |
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| definition |
Enlargement of an area of the body due to obstruction within the lymphatic system and the resulting accumulation of lymph. Elephantiasis is a result of a complex interplay between several factors: the worm, the symbiotic Wolbachia bacteria within the worm, the host’s immune response, and the numerous opportunistic infections and disorders that arise. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
elephantiasis |
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| id |
EFO:0004711 |
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| label |
elephantiasis |
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| notation |
EFO:0004711 |
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| preferred label |
elephantiasis |
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| prefLabel |
elephantiasis |
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| skos_exactMatch |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/EFO_0004711 http://identifiers.org/medgen/8582 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0013882 |
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