National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Degenerative Disorder
Synonyms

Degenerative Disease

Degenerative Disorder

degenerative disease

Definitions

A disorder characterized by the progressive loss of function and/or structure of the affected tissues.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C27090

ALT_DEFINITION

A disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs changes for the worse over time. Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's disease are examples.

code

C27090

DEFINITION

A disorder characterized by the progressive loss of function and/or structure of the affected tissues.

FULL_SYN

Degenerative Disease

Degenerative Disorder

degenerative disease

label

Degenerative Disorder

Legacy Concept Name

Degenerative_Disorder

Preferred_Name

Degenerative Disorder

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C27090

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C1285162

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C53547

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