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| Term | appendicitis | ID (Ontology) | DOID:8337 (Human Disease) |
| Definition | An appendix disease that involves inflammation and infection of the appendix caused by the blockage of the lumen with a small, hard piece of stool, a foreign body or worms. Mucus backs up in the appendiceal lumen, causing bacteria that live inside the appendix to multiply. The infection has_symptom pain, in the upper abdomen initially and later in the lower abdomen, has_symptom nausea, has_symptom vomiting and has_symptom fever. | ||
| Also Known As | "acute appendicitis" ; "acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis" ; "acute appendicitis with peritoneal abscess" | ||
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gastrointestinal system disease |__appendix disease |__appendicitis |
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| Is a | appendix disease | ||
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ICD10CM:K37 ICD9CM:540-543.99 MESH:D001064 NCI:C35145 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:155729003 UMLS_CUI:C0003615 |
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