Human Phenotype Ontology

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Preferred Name

Abnormal vestibular function
Synonyms

Impaired vestibular function

Interictal vestibular dysfunction

Vestibular function defect

Definitions

An abnormality of the functioning of the vestibular apparatus. The vestibular apparatus is the nonauditory portion of the inner ear that mediates the subjective sensation of motion and spatial orientation of the head, adjusts muscular activity and body position to maintain posture, and stabilizes in space the fixation point of the eyes when the head moves, in order to provide a stable image upon the retina. The functioning of the vestibular system is often checked clinically by means of the caloric test, in which the head is tilted backward by about 60 degrees and either warm or cold water is introduced into the external auditory meatus on one side. The immediate results are usually vertigo, nausea, nystagmus, and twisting of the head and body.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001751

comment

The vestibular apparatus is the nonauditory portion of the inner ear that mediates the subjective sensation of motion and spatial orientation of the head, adjusts muscular activity and body position to maintain posture, and stabilizes in space the fixation point of the eyes when the head moves, in order to provide a stable image upon the retina. The functioning of the vestibular system is often checked clinically by means of the caloric test, in which the head is tilted backward by about 60 degrees and either warm or cold water is introduced into the external auditory meatus on one side. The immediate results are usually vertigo, nausea, nystagmus, and twisting of the head and body.

database_cross_reference

UMLS:C1843865

definition

An abnormality of the functioning of the vestibular apparatus.

has_alternative_id

HP:0006917

HP:0007921

has_exact_synonym

Impaired vestibular function

Interictal vestibular dysfunction

Vestibular function defect

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0001751

label

Abnormal vestibular function

notation

HP:0001751

prefLabel

Abnormal vestibular function

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0011389

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0011389

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