Deficiency Diseases

MeSH ID: D003677

DEFINITION: A condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency. The term includes all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals. It also includes an inadequacy of calories. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Stedman, 25th ed)

Related Concepts:

• Deficiency Diseases [M0005753]
  Concept Semantic Types:
  • Disease or Syndrome [T047]
  Concept Terms:
  • Diseases, Deficiency [T010718]

Qualifiers:

blood [Q000097] ; cerebrospinal fluid [Q000134] ; chemically induced [Q000139] ; classification [Q000145] ; complications [Q000150] ; congenital [Q000151] ; diagnosis [Q000175] ; diet therapy [Q000178] ; drug therapy [Q000188] ; economics [Q000191] ; embryology [Q000196] ; enzymology [Q000201] ; epidemiology [Q000453] ; ethnology [Q000208] ; etiology [Q000209] ; genetics [Q000235] ; history [Q000266] ; immunology [Q000276] ; metabolism [Q000378] ; microbiology [Q000382] ; mortality [Q000401] ; nursing [Q000451] ; parasitology [Q000469] ; pathology [Q000473] ; physiopathology [Q000503] ; prevention & control [Q000517] ; psychology [Q000523] ; radiography [Q000530] ; radionuclide imaging [Q000531] ; radiotherapy [Q000532] ; rehabilitation [Q000534] ; surgery [Q000601] ; therapy [Q000628] ; ultrasonography [Q000736] ; urine [Q000652] ; veterinary [Q000662] ; virology [Q000821]

Tree Structure:

• Diseases [C ]
  • Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases [C18 , D009750]
    • Nutrition Disorders [C18.654 , D009748]
      • Malnutrition [C18.654.521 , D044342]
        • Deficiency Diseases [C18.654.521.500, D003677]
          • Avitaminosis [C18.654.521.500.133, D001361]
          • Magnesium Deficiency [C18.654.521.500.439, D008275]
          • Potassium Deficiency [C18.654.521.500.617, D011191]
          • Protein Deficiency [C18.654.521.500.708, D011488]
          • Swayback [C18.654.521.500.857, D013540]

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