Preferred Name |
anencephalus |
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Synonyms |
brain aplasia |
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Definitions |
congenital malformation of the nervous system caused by failure of the anterior neuropore to close; infants are born with intact spinal cords, cerebellums, and brainstems, but lack formation of neural structures above this level; the skull is only partially formed but the eyes are usually normal; affected infants are only capable of primitive reflexes and usually do not survive for more than two weeks; complete absence of the brain is rare. |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/0723-2890 |
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altLabel |
brain aplasia |
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cui |
C0002902 |
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definition |
congenital malformation of the nervous system caused by failure of the anterior neuropore to close; infants are born with intact spinal cords, cerebellums, and brainstems, but lack formation of neural structures above this level; the skull is only partially formed but the eyes are usually normal; affected infants are only capable of primitive reflexes and usually do not survive for more than two weeks; complete absence of the brain is rare. |
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DID |
0723-2890 |
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Inverse of RB | ||
notation |
0723-2890 |
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prefLabel |
anencephalus |
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tui |
T019 |
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subClassOf |