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loading...| Preferred Name |
Fasciculation |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34606 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
The involuntary trembling of one or more muscles. Involuntary contraction of the muscle fibers innervated by a motor unit. Fasciculations can often by visualized and take the form of a muscle twitch or dimpling under the skin, but usually do not generate sufficient force to move a limb. They may represent a benign condition or occur as a manifestation of MOTOR NEURON DISEASE or PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1294) |
| code |
C34606 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD MedDRA |
| DEFINITION |
The involuntary trembling of one or more muscles. |
| FULL_SYN |
Muscle Twitching |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Fasciculation |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Fasciculation |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Fasciculation |
| Preferred_Name |
Fasciculation |
| prefixIRI |
C34606 |
| prefLabel |
Fasciculation |
| Semantic_Type |
Finding |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0015644 |
| subClassOf |
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