loading...| Preferred Name |
Cirrhosis |
| Synonyms |
Scar tissue replaces healthy tissue in the liver Hepatic cirrhosis Liver cirrhosis |
| Definitions |
Cirrhosis is caused by chronic liver disease as a result of viral infections (hepatitis), alcohol abuse, certain medications, certain metabolic disorders of iron and copper, and many others. Cirrhosis may lead to a number of abnormalities including hepatomegaly, jaundice, abnormal liver function tests, ascites, dilatation of veins in the abdominal wall, anemia, and clotting deficiencies. A chronic disorder of the liver in which liver tissue becomes scarred and is partially replaced by regenerative nodules and fibrotic tissue resulting in loss of liver function. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001394 |
| comment |
Cirrhosis is caused by chronic liver disease as a result of viral infections (hepatitis), alcohol abuse, certain medications, certain metabolic disorders of iron and copper, and many others. Cirrhosis may lead to a number of abnormalities including hepatomegaly, jaundice, abnormal liver function tests, ascites, dilatation of veins in the abdominal wall, anemia, and clotting deficiencies. |
| Chinese label |
肝硬化 |
| database_cross_reference |
MSH:D008103 SNOMEDCT_US:19943007 UMLS:C0023890 |
| has exact synonym |
Scar tissue replaces healthy tissue in the liver Hepatic cirrhosis |
| has_related_synonym |
Liver cirrhosis |
| id |
HP:0001394 |
| imported from | |
| label |
Cirrhosis |
| notation |
HP:0001394 |
| prefLabel |
Cirrhosis |
| textual definition |
A chronic disorder of the liver in which liver tissue becomes scarred and is partially replaced by regenerative nodules and fibrotic tissue resulting in loss of liver function. |
| subClassOf |