Preferred Name |
Encephalocele |
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Synonyms |
Cranium Bifidum Encephalocele |
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Definitions |
A congenital neural tube closure defect resulting in the protrusion of the brain through a skull opening. When the protrusion includes the meninges, the term encephalomeningocele is used. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C84687 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
Hernia of brain substance and meninges through a congenital or traumatic opening of the skull. |
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code |
C84687 |
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Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C62596 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C89506 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 |
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Contributing_Source |
FDA NICHD |
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DEFINITION |
A congenital neural tube closure defect resulting in the protrusion of the brain through a skull opening. When the protrusion includes the meninges, the term encephalomeningocele is used. |
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FULL_SYN |
Cranium Bifidum Encephalocele |
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label |
Encephalocele |
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Preferred_Name |
Encephalocele |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C84687 |
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Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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UMLS_CUI |
C1850870 |
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xRef |
IMDRF:E010201 |
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subClassOf |