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Descriptor
English
:
Inflammation
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Inflamación
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Inflamação
Synonyms
English
:
Inflammations
Inflammatory Response, Innate
Innate Inflammatory Response
Innate Inflammatory Responses
Tree Number:
C23.550.470
Definition
English
:
A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of
tissues
caused by a variety of cytologic and
chemical reactions
. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
IM for general inflammatory process; terms for
inflammation
of specific organs usually expressed by the Greek root for the organ with the suffix -ITIS (
pancreas
inflammation
=
PANCREATITIS
); if no specific
inflammation
term exists, coordinate the organ-disease term with
INFLAMMATION
(NIM) (parathyroid
inflammation
=
PARATHYROID DISEASES
+
INFLAMMATION
)
See Related
English
:
Acute-Phase Reaction
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
7426
Unique Identifier:
D007249
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
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