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Human Phenotype Ontology
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| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002621
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002621
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| Preferred Name | Atherosclerosis |
| Definitions |
A condition characterized by patchy atheromas or atherosclerotic plaques which develop in the walls of medium-sized and large arteries and can lead to arterial stenosis with reduced or blocked blood flow.
Strictly speaking, atherosclerosis is a specific type of arteriosclerosis ('hardening of the arteries'), although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably in clinical jargon.
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| Synonyms |
Plaque build-up in arteries
Narrowing and hardening of arteries
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | A condition characterized by patchy atheromas or atherosclerotic plaques which develop in the walls of medium-sized and large arteries and can lead to arterial stenosis with reduced or blocked blood flow. |
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| label |
Atherosclerosis
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| comment |
Strictly speaking, atherosclerosis is a specific type of arteriosclerosis ('hardening of the arteries'), although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably in clinical jargon.
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| prefLabel |
Atherosclerosis
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| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0004153
SNOMEDCT_US:38716007
UMLS:C4280569
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| notation |
HP:0002621
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| id |
HP:0002621
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| has_obo_namespace |
human_phenotype
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| has_broad_synonym |
Plaque build-up in arteries
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| has_exact_synonym |
Narrowing and hardening of arteries
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
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