loading...| Preferred Name | vitamin deficiency | |
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Hypovitaminosis Avitaminosis Vitamin Deficiency Disorder Vitamin deficiency (disorder) |
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| Definitions |
A disorder that is caused by the deficiency of a vitamin. The deficiency may result from either suboptimal vitamin intake or conditions that prevent the vitamin's use or absorption in the body. Representative examples include beriberi caused by thiamine deficiency, scurvy caused by vitamin C deficiency, and rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency. |
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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0005878 |
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SNOMEDCT:85670002 NCIt:C35772 MeSH:D001361 NCIt:C34406 MedDRA:10047628 ICD10:E56 |
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| definition |
A disorder that is caused by the deficiency of a vitamin. The deficiency may result from either suboptimal vitamin intake or conditions that prevent the vitamin's use or absorption in the body. Representative examples include beriberi caused by thiamine deficiency, scurvy caused by vitamin C deficiency, and rickets caused by vitamin D deficiency. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Hypovitaminosis Avitaminosis Vitamin Deficiency Disorder Vitamin deficiency (disorder) |
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| label |
vitamin deficiency |
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| preferred label |
vitamin deficiency |
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| prefixIRI |
efo:EFO_0005878 |
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| prefLabel |
vitamin deficiency |
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| term editor |
Catherine Leroy |
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