Preferred Name |
Amebiasis |
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Synonyms |
Amebiasis |
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Definitions |
A parasitic infectious disorder caused by amoebas. The parasite may cause colitis which is manifested with bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and fever. In rare cases it may spread to the liver, brain and lungs. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C84551 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
A gastrointestinal parasitic infection that is caused by Entamoeba histolytica, and which has a spectrum of manifestations including bloody diarrhea and colitis; extraintestinal infection involves the liver, brain, and lungs. |
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code |
C84551 |
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Concept_In_Subset | ||
Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
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DEFINITION |
A parasitic infectious disorder caused by amoebas. The parasite may cause colitis which is manifested with bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and fever. In rare cases it may spread to the liver, brain and lungs. |
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FULL_SYN |
Amebiasis |
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label |
Amebiasis |
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Preferred_Name |
Amebiasis |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C84551 |
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Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0002438 |
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subClassOf |