loading...| Preferred Name | Rigidity | |
| Synonyms |
Rigidity Muscle rigidity |
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| Definitions |
Continuous involuntary sustained muscle contraction. When an affected muscle is passively stretched, the degree of resistance remains constant regardless of the rate at which the muscle is stretched. This feature helps to distinguish rigidity from muscle spasticity. Rigidity is often a manifestation of basal ganglia diseases. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002063 |
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| comment |
Rigidity is often a manifestation of basal ganglia diseases. |
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| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0026837 SNOMEDCT_US:16046003 |
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| definition |
Continuous involuntary sustained muscle contraction. When an affected muscle is passively stretched, the degree of resistance remains constant regardless of the rate at which the muscle is stretched. This feature helps to distinguish rigidity from muscle spasticity. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Rigidity Muscle rigidity |
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human_phenotype |
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| id |
HP:0002063 |
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| label |
Rigidity |
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| notation |
HP:0002063 |
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| prefLabel |
Rigidity |
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