loading...| Preferred Name |
Zygomycosis |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Zygomycosis |
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| DEFINITION |
Any infection due to a fungus of the Zygomycota phylum. The disease typically involves the rhino-facial-cranial area, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, skin, or less commonly other organ systems. The infecting fungi have a predilection for invading vessels of the arterial system, causing embolization and subsequent necrosis of surrounding tissue. |
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Mucormycosis |
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Any infection due to a fungus of the Zygomycota phylum. The disease typically involves the rhino-facial-cranial area, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, skin, or less commonly other organ systems. The infecting fungi have a predilection for invading vessels of the arterial system, causing embolization and subsequent necrosis of surrounding tissue. |
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Zygomycosis |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:Zygomycosis |
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Zygomycosis |
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Mucormycosis |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Fungal_Infection |