loading...| Preferred Name | Cataract | |
| Synonyms |
Cataract Cataracts cataract |
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| Definitions |
Partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes that decreases visual acuity and eventually results in blindness. Some cataracts appear in infancy or in childhood, but most develop in older individuals. (Sternberg Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.) |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26713 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Opacity of the crystalline lens. A condition in which the lens of the eye becomes cloudy. Symptoms include blurred, cloudy, or double vision; sensitivity to light; and difficulty seeing at night. Without treatment, cataracts can cause blindness. There are many different types and causes of cataracts. They may occur in people of all ages, but are most common in the elderly. A disorder characterized by partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes. This results in a decrease in visual acuity and eventual blindness if untreated. Partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes that decreases visual acuity and eventually results in blindness. Some cataracts appear in infancy or in childhood, but most develop in older individuals. (Sternberg Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.) |
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| code |
C26713 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C62596 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54450 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C189762 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118464 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC CTCAE FDA GDC MedDRA NICHD |
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| DEFINITION |
Partial or complete opacity of the crystalline lens of one or both eyes that decreases visual acuity and eventually results in blindness. Some cataracts appear in infancy or in childhood, but most develop in older individuals. (Sternberg Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed.) |
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| FDA_Table |
Patient Code (Appendix B) |
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| FULL_SYN |
Cataract Cataracts cataract |
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| Is_Value_For_GDC_Property | ||
| label |
Cataract |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Cataract |
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| Maps_To |
Cataract Cataracts |
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| Preferred_Name |
Cataract |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C26713 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0086543 |
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| xRef |
IMDRF:E0802 |
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