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Descriptor English: Emaciation
Descriptor Spanish: Emaciación
Descriptor emaciación
Scope note: Manifestación clínica de DELGADEZ excesiva, causada usualmente por enfermedad o falta de nutrición (MALNUTRICIÓN).
Descriptor Portuguese: Emaciação
Descriptor French: Émaciation
Entry term(s): Emaciations
Tree number(s): C23.888.144.828.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004614
Scope note: Clinical manifestation of excessive LEANNESS usually caused by disease or a lack of nutrition (MALNUTRITION).
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
Related: HIV Wasting Syndrome MeSH
Protein-Energy Malnutrition MeSH
Wasting Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 4688
Unique ID: D004614
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Emaciation - Preferred
Concept UI M0007242
Scope note Clinical manifestation of excessive LEANNESS usually caused by disease or a lack of nutrition (MALNUTRITION).
Preferred term Emaciation
Entry term(s) Emaciations



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