loading...| Preferred Name |
Testicular Torsion |
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| Synonyms |
Testicular Torsion |
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| Definitions |
An emergency condition caused by the twisting of the spermatic cord which contains the vessels that provide the blood supply to the testis and surrounding structures. It manifests with acute testicular pain. If immediate medical assistance is not provided, it will lead to necrosis and loss of the testicular tissue. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26885 |
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| code |
C26885 |
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| Concept_In_Subset | ||
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
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| DEFINITION |
An emergency condition caused by the twisting of the spermatic cord which contains the vessels that provide the blood supply to the testis and surrounding structures. It manifests with acute testicular pain. If immediate medical assistance is not provided, it will lead to necrosis and loss of the testicular tissue. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Testicular Torsion |
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| label |
Testicular Torsion |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Testicular_Torsion |
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| Preferred_Name |
Testicular Torsion |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C26885 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0037856 |
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| subClassOf |