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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:Esophageal food impaction
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Accession:HP:0031984 term browser browse the term
Definition:A piece of food that has gotten stuck in the esophagus and prevents further swallowing.
Comment:Although any type of food can become stuck in the esophagus, in the adult population, structural diseases or abnormalities of the esophagus, specifically eosinophilic esophagitis, are the main causes of food impactions. Eosinophilic esophagitis causes solid food to become stuck in the esophagus intermittently.



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  Human phenotype 0
    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of the digestive system 0
        Abnormal digestive system morphology 0
          Abnormal gastrointestinal tract morphology 0
            Abnormal esophagus morphology 0
              Esophageal food impaction 0
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