Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

arthritis

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An inflammatory process affecting a joint. Causes include infection, autoimmune processes, degenerative processes, and trauma. Signs and symptoms may include swelling around the affected joint and pain. [ ]

Term info

Label

arthritis

Synonyms
  • arthritic joint disease
  • arthritides
  • arthritis
  • inflammation of skeletal joint
  • skeletal joint inflammation
database cross reference
comment

Editor note: osteoarthritis is primarily non-inflammatory which causes issues if we classify arthritis as inflammatory.

exactMatch

http://identifiers.org/mesh/D001168, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0003864, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_848, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C2883, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/3723001

excluded subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005554

gwas trait

true

has narrow synonym

inflammatory disorder of joint

id

EFO:0005856

term editor

Sirarat Sarntivijai