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March 22, 2026
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000067011
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000067011
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| Preferred Name | Severe Acute Malnutrition |
| Definitions |
Acute form of MALNUTRITION which usually affects children, characterized by a very low weight for height (below -3z scores of the median World Health Organization standards), visible severe wasting, or occurrence of nutritional EDEMA. It can be a direct or indirect cause of fatality in children suffering from DIARRHEA and PNEUMONIA. Do not confuse with starvation, a condition in which the body is not getting enough food, usually for extended periods of time.
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| Synonyms |
Acute Malnutrition, Severe
Malnutrition, Severe Acute
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| definition | Acute form of MALNUTRITION which usually affects children, characterized by a very low weight for height (below -3z scores of the median World Health Organization standards), visible severe wasting, or occurrence of nutritional EDEMA. It can be a direct or indirect cause of fatality in children suffering from DIARRHEA and PNEUMONIA. Do not confuse with starvation, a condition in which the body is not getting enough food, usually for extended periods of time. |
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| altLabel |
Acute Malnutrition, Severe
Malnutrition, Severe Acute
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| prefLabel | Severe Acute Malnutrition
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| Machine permutation | 2016
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| HN | 2016
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| type | |
| tui | T047
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| TERMUI | T000865867
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| TH | NLM (2016)
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| MMR | 20160101
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| notation | D000067011
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
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| DX | 20160101
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| cui | C4042945
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| DC | 1
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| MN | C18.654.521.719
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| AQL | BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
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| MDA | 20140902
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