| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:8408 |
| Name | Meckel's diverticulitis |
| Definition | A diverticulits characterized by the inflammation of a congenital diverticulum, which is a slight bulge of the small intestine present at birth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meckel's_diverticulum#Diverticulitis, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17021300, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17579156 |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:48241004 |
| Subsets |
NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Meckel diverticulitis [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a diverticulitis |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some inflammation |