loading...| Preferred Name |
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome |
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| Synonyms |
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome Pickwickian syndrome |
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| Definitions |
Hypoventilation syndrome in very obese persons with excessive adipose tissue around the abdomen and diaphragm is characterized by diminished to absent ventilatory chemoresponsiveness; chronic hypoxia; hypercapnia; polycythemia; and long periods of sleep during day and night (hypersomnolence). It is a condition often related to obstructive sleep apnea but can occur separately. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0009763 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome |
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| has_related_synonym |
Pickwickian syndrome |
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| label |
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome |
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| prefixIRI |
MONDO:0009763 |
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| prefLabel |
obesity-hypoventilation syndrome |
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| textual definition |
Hypoventilation syndrome in very obese persons with excessive adipose tissue around the abdomen and diaphragm is characterized by diminished to absent ventilatory chemoresponsiveness; chronic hypoxia; hypercapnia; polycythemia; and long periods of sleep during day and night (hypersomnolence). It is a condition often related to obstructive sleep apnea but can occur separately. |
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