| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:2841 |
| Name | asthma |
| Definition | A bronchial disease that is characterized by chronic inflammation and narrowing of the airways, which is caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. The disease has_symptom recurring periods of wheezing (a whistling sound while breathing), has_symptom chest tightness, has_symptom shortness of breath, has_symptom mucus production and has_symptom coughing. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_WhatIs.html, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7223/, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430901/ |
| Xrefs |
KEGG:05310 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:187687003 |
| SKOS |
exactMatch MESH:D001249 |
| Alternateids |
DOID:12703 DOID:13829 DOID:13830 DOID:2840 DOID:5783 |
| Subsets |
DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
bronchial hyperreactivity [EXACT] chronic obstructive asthma [EXACT] chronic obstructive asthma with acute exacerbation [EXACT] chronic obstructive asthma with status asthmaticus [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a bronchial disease |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some chest tightness has symptom some dyspnea has symptom some airway stenosis has symptom some chronic inflammation has symptom some cough has symptom some inflammation has symptom some wheezing has phenotype some Abnormal respiratory system physiology |