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avascular necrosis

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Necrotic changes in the bone tissue due to interruption of blood supply. Most often affecting the epiphysis of the long bones, the necrotic changes result in the collapse and the destruction of the bone structure. [ NCIT:C34841 ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • NCIT:C34841 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • SCTID:397758007 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • Orphanet:399164 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
Subsets

disease_grouping, ordo_group_of_disorders

abbreviation
AVN [ Orphanet:399164 ]

definition

Necrotic changes in the bone tissue due to interruption of blood supply. Most often affecting the epiphysis of the long bones, the necrotic changes result in the collapse and the destruction of the bone structure.

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C34841, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/397758007, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Orphanet_399164

has exact synonym

AVN, avascular necrosis of bone

id

MONDO:0018373

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