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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
cecal disease +     
gastroenteritis +     
appendicitis  
A gastrointestinal system infectious 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. (DO)
campylobacteriosis  
Cecal Neoplasms +   
Cholera Morbus 
diverticulitis +   
dysentery +   
Enteritis +   
Enterocolitis +   
eosinophilic gastroenteritis  
esophagitis +   
gastritis +   
inflammatory bowel disease +   
mucositis +   
peritonitis +   
proctitis +   
Typhlitis 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Perforated Appendicitis ;   acute appendicitis ;   acute appendicitis with generalized peritonitis ;   acute appendicitis with peritoneal abscess ;   ruptured appendicitis
Primary IDs: MESH:D001064
Alternate IDs: OMIM:107700
Xrefs: EFO:0007149 ;   ICD10CM:K37 ;   ICD9CM:540-543.99 ;   NCI:C35145
Definition Sources: http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec09/ch132/ch132e.html#sec09-ch132-ch132e-1018 "DO" "DO", https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/appendicitis "DO" "DO"

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