Diseases

Lymphedema

Edema due to obstruction of lymph vessels or disorders of the lymph nodes.

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Abstract

Edema due to obstruction of lymph vessels or disorders of the lymph nodes.

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Synonyms

40 entry terms
  • Lymphedemas
  • Congenital Familial Lymphedema
  • Congenital Hereditary Lymphedema
  • Early Onset Lymphedema
  • Hereditary Lymphedema
  • Hereditary Lymphedema 1
  • Hereditary Lymphedema Type I
  • Lymphedema, Early-Onset
  • Lymphedema, Hereditary, Ia
  • Milroy Disease
  • Milroy's Disease
  • Nonne-Milroy Disease
  • Nonne-Milroy Lymphedema
  • Nonne-Milroy-Meige Disease
  • Primary Congenital Lymphedema
  • Congenital Hereditary Lymphedemas
  • Congenital Lymphedema, Primary
  • Congenital Lymphedemas, Primary
  • Early Onset Lymphedemas
  • Early-Onset Lymphedema
  • Early-Onset Lymphedemas
  • Hereditary Lymphedema 1s
  • Hereditary Lymphedema, Congenital
  • Hereditary Lymphedemas
  • Hereditary Lymphedemas, Congenital
  • Lymphedema, Congenital Hereditary
  • Lymphedema, Early Onset
  • Lymphedema, Hereditary
  • Lymphedema, Nonne-Milroy
  • Lymphedema, Primary Congenital
  • Lymphedemas, Congenital Hereditary
  • Lymphedemas, Early Onset
  • Lymphedemas, Early-Onset
  • Lymphedemas, Hereditary
  • Lymphedemas, Primary Congenital
  • Milroys Disease
  • Nonne Milroy Disease
  • Nonne Milroy Lymphedema
  • Nonne Milroy Meige Disease
  • Primary Congenital Lymphedemas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

entry term MILROY'S DISEASE goes under LYMPHEDEMA/ congen

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History Note

MILROY'S DISEASE was heading 1963-1983

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lymphedema. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008209. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008209
  2. Lymphedema. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymphedema
  3. Lymphedema. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q916398