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Descriptor English: Presbyopia
Descriptor Spanish: Presbiopía
Descriptor presbiopía
Entry term(s) presbicia
Scope note: Disminución de la elasticidad normal del cristalino que produce pérdida en la acomodación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Presbiopia
Descriptor French: Presbytie
Entry term(s): Presbyopias
Tree number(s): C11.744.786
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011305
Scope note: The normal decreasing elasticity of the crystalline lens that leads to loss of accommodation.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 11740
Unique ID: D011305
NLM Classification: WW 300
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Presbyopia - Preferred
Concept UI M0017556
Scope note The normal decreasing elasticity of the crystalline lens that leads to loss of accommodation.
Preferred term Presbyopia
Entry term(s) Presbyopias



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