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HUMAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is downloaded weekly from http://compbio.charite.de/hudson/job/hpo/lastStableBuild/artifact/ontology/release/hp.obo. The file downloaded is considered the "last stable build" available for the ontology. For more about the HPO, view their website at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org/.

Term:Gingival overgrowth
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Accession:HP:0000212 term browser browse the term
Definition:Hyperplasia of the gingiva (that is, a thickening of the soft tissue overlying the alveolar ridge. The degree of thickening ranges from involvement of the interdental papillae alone to gingival overgrowth covering the entire tooth crown.
Comment:This finding is to be distinguished from overgrowth of the alveolar ridge.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: Gingival enlargement;   Gingival hyperplasia;   Gum enlargement;   Gum hypertrophy;   Hypertrophic gingivitis
 related_synonym: Oral soft tissue hyperplasia
 alt_id: HP:0000195
 xref: SNOMEDCT_US:441787004;   SNOMEDCT_US:441798003;   SNOMEDCT_US:54711002;   UMLS:C0017566;   UMLS:C0017567;   UMLS:C0376480



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  Human phenotype 0
    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of head or neck 0
        Abnormality of the head 0
          Abnormality of the face 0
            Abnormality of the mouth 0
              Abnormal oral morphology 0
                Abnormal oral cavity morphology 0
                  Abnormal oral mucosa morphology 0
                    Abnormality of the gingiva 0
                      Gingival overgrowth 0
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