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| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014802
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014802
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| Preferred Name | Vitamin A Deficiency |
| Definitions |
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN A in the diet, characterized by NIGHT BLINDNESS and other ocular manifestations such as dryness of the conjunctiva and later of the cornea (XEROPHTHALMIA). Vitamin A deficiency is a very common problem worldwide, particularly in developing countries as a consequence of famine or shortages of vitamin A-rich foods. In the United States it is found among the urban poor, the elderly, alcoholics, and patients with malabsorption. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1179)
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| Synonyms |
Deficiencies, Vitamin A
Deficiency, Vitamin A
Vitamin A Deficiencies
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of VITAMIN A in the diet, characterized by NIGHT BLINDNESS and other ocular manifestations such as dryness of the conjunctiva and later of the cornea (XEROPHTHALMIA). Vitamin A deficiency is a very common problem worldwide, particularly in developing countries as a consequence of famine or shortages of vitamin A-rich foods. In the United States it is found among the urban poor, the elderly, alcoholics, and patients with malabsorption. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1179) |
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| altLabel |
Deficiencies, Vitamin A
Deficiency, Vitamin A
Vitamin A Deficiencies
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| prefLabel | Vitamin A Deficiency
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| TH |
NLM (1966)
UNK (19XX)
ORD (2010)
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| notation | D014802
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| DX | 19660101
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| MN | C18.654.521.500.133.628
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| FX |
D014985
D009755
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| MMR | 20090706
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| Mapped from | |
| AQL | BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| DC | 1
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| MDA | 19990101
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| Inverse of RO | |
| type | |
| tui | T047
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| cui | C0042842
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| Inverse of AQ |
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| TERMUI |
T043281
T043280
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