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Id	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004932 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004932
Preferred Name	Esophageal and Gastric Varices
Definitions	Dilated blood vessels in the ESOPHAGUS or GASTRIC FUNDUS that shunt blood from the portal circulation (PORTAL SYSTEM) to the systemic venous circulation. Often they are observed in individuals with portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).
Synonyms	Varices, Gastric Varices, Esophageal Varix, Gastric Gastric Varix Gastric Varices Varix, Esophageal Esophageal Varices Esophageal Varix
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	Dilated blood vessels in the ESOPHAGUS or GASTRIC FUNDUS that shunt blood from the portal circulation (PORTAL SYSTEM) to the systemic venous circulation. Often they are observed in individuals with portal hypertension (HYPERTENSION, PORTAL).
altLabel	Varices, Gastric Varices, Esophageal Varix, Gastric Gastric Varix Gastric Varices Varix, Esophageal Esophageal Varices Esophageal Varix See more See less
prefLabel	Esophageal and Gastric Varices
Machine permutation	85; was ESOPHAGEAL VARICES 1963-84
HN	85; was ESOPHAGEAL VARICES 1963-84
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
tui	T047 T020
TERMUI	T015079 T015078 T015080 T015077 T015076
TH	NLM (1966) NLM (1990) UNK (19XX)
MMR	20040707
notation	D004932
Inverse of RO	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014648
Semantic type UMLS property	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T047 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T020
Inverse of AQ	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000097 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000178 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000175 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000628 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000134 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000139 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000266 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000517 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000662 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000469 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000151 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000150 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000821 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000191 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000196 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000473 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000382 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000451 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000453 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000534 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000532 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000503 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000188 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000235 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000201 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000209 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000208 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000601 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000000981 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000652 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000523 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000401 See more See less
DX	19850101
cui	C0014867 C0017145 C0014849
DC	1
MN	C06.405.117.240 C06.552.494.414
AN	do not specify esophageal or gastric aspect unless particularly discussed; hemorrhaging esophageal or gastric varices: coordinate with HEMORRHAGE, GASTROINTESTINAL
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
OL	use ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES to search ESOPHAGEAL VARICES 1966-84
MDA	19990101
subClassOf	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004935 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D006975

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