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March 22, 2026
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007640
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007640
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| Preferred Name | Keratoconus |
| Definitions |
A noninflammatory, usually bilateral protrusion and thinning of the CORNEA, the apex being displaced downward and nasally. It occurs most commonly in females at about puberty. Two closely related noninflammatory corneal ectasias are pellucid marginal degeneration and keratoglobus.
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| Synonyms |
Degeneration, Pellucid Marginal
Marginal Degeneration, Pellucid
Pellucid Marginal Degenerations
Pellucid Marginal Corneal Degeneration
Keratoglobus
Pellucid Marginal Degeneration
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| definition | A noninflammatory, usually bilateral protrusion and thinning of the CORNEA, the apex being displaced downward and nasally. It occurs most commonly in females at about puberty. Two closely related noninflammatory corneal ectasias are pellucid marginal degeneration and keratoglobus. |
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| altLabel |
Degeneration, Pellucid Marginal
Marginal Degeneration, Pellucid
Pellucid Marginal Degenerations
Pellucid Marginal Corneal Degeneration
Keratoglobus
Pellucid Marginal Degeneration
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| prefLabel | Keratoconus
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| type | |
| tui |
T047
T020
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| TERMUI |
T022951
T001120198
T001120197
T001120196
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| TH |
NLM (2023)
NLM (1966)
ORD (2010)
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| MMR | 20220708
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| notation | D007640
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| Inverse of AQ |
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| DX | 19660101
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| cui |
C0022578
C0339288
C3887531
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| DC | 1
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| MN | C11.204.627
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| AN | cone-shaped protrusion of cornea
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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 | 19990101
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