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Term ID: | 11708 |
Name: | Wasting Syndrome |
Definition: | A condition of involuntary weight loss of greater then 10% of baseline body weight. It is characterized by atrophy of muscles and depletion of lean body mass. Wasting is a sign of MALNUTRITION as a result of inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption, or hypermetabolism. |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D008659|MESH:D009748 |
TreeNumbers: | C18.452.915 |C18.654.940 |
Synonyms: | Wasting Disease |Wasting Diseases |Wasting Syndromes |
Slim Mappings: | Metabolic disease|Nutrition disorder |
Reference: |
MedGen: D019282
MeSH: D019282
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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