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Descriptor English:   Metabolic Diseases 
Descriptor Spanish:   Enfermedades Metabólicas 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Doenças Metabólicas 
Synonyms English:   Thesaurismosis  
Tree Number:   C18.452
Definition English:   Generic term for diseases caused by an abnormal metabolic process. It can be congenital due to inherited enzyme abnormality (METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS) or acquired due to disease of an endocrine organ or failure of a metabolically important organ such as the liver. (Stedman, 26th ed) 
Indexing Annotation English:   GEN: prefer specifics; TN 194: differentiate from DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DF: METAB DIS
Entry Combination - descr/qualif English:   Metabolic Diseases/congenital use Metabolism, Inborn Errors
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   8836 
Unique Identifier:   D008659 

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