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National Drug File - Reference Terminology
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July 6, 2018
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| Preferred Name | Gigantism [Disease/Finding] | |
| Synonyms |
Gigantism Pituitary Gigantism |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000001332 |
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| altLabel |
Gigantism Pituitary Gigantism
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| cui |
C0017547
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| MESH DEFINITION |
The condition of accelerated and excessive GROWTH in children or adolescents who are exposed to excess HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE before the closure of EPIPHYSES. It is usually caused by somatotroph hyperplasia or a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. These patients are of abnormally tall stature, more than 3 standard deviations above normal mean height for age.
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| MESH DUI |
D005877
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| MeSH name |
Gigantism
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| MESH UI |
M0009228
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| NDFRT kind |
DISEASE_KIND
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| notation |
N0000001332
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| NUI |
N0000001332
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| prefLabel |
Gigantism [Disease/Finding]
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| SNOMED CID |
363094008 80849007
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| tui |
T047
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