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appendicitis

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (4)
Tbio

3

Tclin

1


Mondo Description Acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix.
Disease Ontology Description 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.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0005649:  appendicitis
COHD:440448: 
EFO:0007149: 
MESH:D001064: 
NCIT:C35145: 
SCTID:74400008: 
UMLS:C0003615: