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July 6, 2018
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000000295
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000000295
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| Preferred Name | Acromegaly [Disease/Finding] |
| Synonyms |
Inappropriate GH Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Acromegaly
Inappropriate Growth Hormone Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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Inappropriate GH Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Acromegaly
Inappropriate Growth Hormone Secretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
Somatotropin Hypersecretion Syndrome (Acromegaly)
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| prefLabel | Acromegaly [Disease/Finding]
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| MESH DEFINITION | A condition caused by prolonged exposure to excessive HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE in adults. It is characterized by bony enlargement of the FACE; lower jaw (PROGNATHISM); hands; FEET; HEAD; and THORAX. The most common etiology is a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp79-80)
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| MESH DUI | D000172
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| MESH UI | M0000261
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| MeSH name | Acromegaly
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| type | |
| tui | T047
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| SNOMED CID | 74107003
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| notation | N0000000295
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| NUI | N0000000295
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| cui | C0001206
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| NDFRT kind | DISEASE_KIND
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