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Disease Ontology : DOID:9903 meibomian cyst Disease Ontology

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Description  A blepharitis that is characterized as a cyst in the eyelid that is caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland, usually on the upper eyelid.

1 Ontology

Name
Disease Ontology

7 Parents

Identifier Name Description
DOID:7 disease of anatomical entity A disease that manifests in a defined anatomical structure.
DOID:4 disease A disease is a disposition (i) to undergo pathological processes that (ii) exists in an organism because of one or more disorders in that organism.
DOID:37 skin disease An integumentary system disease that is located_in skin.
DOID:16 integumentary system disease A disease of anatomical entity that is located_in the integumentary system comprising the skin and its appendages.
DOID:530 eyelid disease An adnexa disease that is located_in the eyelid.
DOID:9423 blepharitis An eyelid disease that is characterized by often chronic inflammation of the eyelid, generally the part where eyelashes grow.
DOID:9903 meibomian cyst A blepharitis that is characterized as a cyst in the eyelid that is caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland, usually on the upper eyelid.

6 Relations

Relationship
Parent Term . Identifier

Child Term . Identifier
is_a DOID:9423 DOID:9903
is_a DOID:530 DOID:9903
is_a DOID:4 DOID:9903
is_a DOID:37 DOID:9903
is_a DOID:16 DOID:9903
is_a DOID:7 DOID:9903

2 Synonyms

Name Type
Chalazion synonym
meibomian gland lipogranuloma synonym