Terms & Properties

Preferred Name:  Disease or Disorder

Definition:  Any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. The term is often used broadly to include injuries, disabilities, syndromes, symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function.

CDISC-GLOSS Definition:  Any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of a part, organ, or system of the body as manifested by characteristic symptoms and signs. [Dorland's Medical Dictionary]

NCI-GLOSS Definition:  In medicine, a health problem with certain characteristics or symptoms.

Display Name:  Disease or Disorder

Label:  Disease or Disorder

NCI Thesaurus Code:  C2991 (Search for linked caDSR metadata)   (search value sets)

NCI Metathesaurus Link:  C0012634  (see NCI Metathesaurus info)

Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)

condition

Disease

disease

Disease or Disorder

Disease or Disorder, Non-Neoplastic

disease term

disease_term

Diseases

Diseases and Disorders

disorder

Disorder

Disorders

Other Disease

External Source Codes: 

UMLS CUI

C0012634

Other Properties:

Name	Value (qualifiers indented underneath)
code	C2991
Contributing_Source	CDISC-GLOSS
Contributing_Source	CTRP
Contributing_Source	ICDC
Contributing_Source	NICHD
Legacy Concept Name	Diseases_and_Disorders
NICHD_Hierarchy_Term	Disease or Disorder
Semantic_Type	Disease or Syndrome
xRef	IMDRF:E23

Additional Concept Data: 

Defined Fully by Roles: No

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