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Descriptor English: Inflammation
Descriptor Spanish: Inflamación
Descriptor inflamación
Entry term(s) respuesta inflamatoria innata
Scope note: Proceso patológico caracterizado por lesión o destrucción de tejidos causada por diversas reacciones citológicas y químicas. Se manifiesta usualmente por signos típicos de dolor, calor, rubor, edema y pérdida de función.
Descriptor Portuguese: Inflamação
Descriptor French: Inflammation
Tree number(s): C23.550.470
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007249
Scope note: A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function.
Annotation: IM for general inflammatory process; terms for inflammation of specific organs usually expressed by the Greek root for the organ with the suffix -ITIS (pancreas inflammation = PANCREATITIS); if no specific inflammation term exists, coordinate the organ-disease term with INFLAMMATION (NIM) (parathyroid inflammation = PARATHYROID DISEASES + INFLAMMATION)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CN congénital
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
SU chirurgie
TH thérapie
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie
Related: Anti-inflammatoires MeSH
Réaction inflammatoire aigüe MeSH
DeCS ID: 7426
Unique ID: D007249
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: 2019/04/08
Inflammation - Preferred
Concept UI M0011307
Preferred term Inflammation



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