Preferred Name

Asbestosis [Disease/Finding]

Synonyms

Asbestosis

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000000487

altLabel

Asbestosis

cui

C0003949

MESH DEFINITION

A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers which elicit potent inflammatory responses in the parenchyma of the lung. The disease is characterized by interstitial fibrosis of the lung, varying from scattered sites to extensive scarring of the alveolar interstitium.

MESH DUI

D001195

MeSH name

Asbestosis

MESH UI

M0001784

NDFRT kind

DISEASE_KIND

notation

N0000000487

NUI

N0000000487

prefLabel

Asbestosis [Disease/Finding]

SNOMED CID

22607003

tui

T047

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000002431

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