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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Deficiency Diseases
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Descriptor Spanish:
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enfermedades carenciales
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Deficiências Nutricionais
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Synonyms English:
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Deficiency Disease
Disease, Deficiency
Diseases, Deficiency
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Tree Number:
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C18.654.521.500
SP6.016.052
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Definition English:
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A condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency. The term includes all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals. It also includes an inadequacy of calories. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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GEN only: prefer /defic with specific Cat D terms: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.21; also Manual 23.25+; do not confuse with NUTRITION DISORDERS: DEFICIENCY DISEASES results from deficient intake; TN 194: as NIM & differentiation from METABOLIC DISEASES or METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; DF: DEFIC DIS
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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3690
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Unique Identifier:
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D003677
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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