| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:2377 |
| Name | multiple sclerosis |
| Definition | A demyelinating disease that involves damage to the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord resulting in demyelination and scarring. https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/multiple-sclerosis, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:155023009 |
| SKOS |
exactMatch MESH:D009103 |
| Subsets |
DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Generalized multiple sclerosis [EXACT] insular sclerosis [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships | |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
autoimmune disease and disease has location some central nervous system |