Biomaterial Database

The pathogenesis of splenomegaly in hypertension of the portal circulation; congestive splenomegaly. 1948

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006973	Hypertension	Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.	Blood Pressure, High,Blood Pressures, High,High Blood Pressure,High Blood Pressures
D006975	Hypertension, Portal	Abnormal increase of resistance to blood flow within the hepatic PORTAL SYSTEM, frequently seen in LIVER CIRRHOSIS and conditions with obstruction of the PORTAL VEIN.	Cruveilhier-Baumgarten Disease,Cruveilhier-Baumgarten Syndrome,Cruveilhier Baumgarten Disease,Cruveilhier Baumgarten Syndrome,Disease, Cruveilhier-Baumgarten,Portal Hypertension,Portal Hypertensions,Syndrome, Cruveilhier-Baumgarten
D008103	Liver Cirrhosis	Liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or regenerating parenchymal nodules.	Cirrhosis, Liver,Fibrosis, Liver,Hepatic Cirrhosis,Liver Fibrosis,Cirrhosis, Hepatic
D010198	Pancytopenia	Deficiency of all three cell elements of the blood, erythrocytes, leukocytes and platelets.	Pancytopenias
D011169	Portal Vein	A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein.	Portal Veins,Vein, Portal,Veins, Portal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000094724	Idiopathic Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension	Portal hypertension without known risk factors for hypertension, e.g., HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS and SCHISTOSOMIASIS. Idiopathic Noncirrhotic Portal Hypertension is most often associated with pathology in the PORTAL SYSTEM vasculature.	Banti's Disease,Banti's Syndrome,INCPH,Idiopathic Congestive Splenomegaly,Idiopathic Non-Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension,Idiopathic Portal Hypertension,Noncirrhotic Portal Fibrosis,Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular Diseases,Banti Disease,Banti Syndrome,Congestive Splenomegaly, Idiopathic,Disease, Banti's,Disease, Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular,Diseases, Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular,Fibrosis, Noncirrhotic Portal,Hypertension, Idiopathic Portal,Idiopathic Congestive Splenomegalies,Idiopathic Non Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension,Idiopathic Portal Hypertensions,Noncirrhotic Portal Fibroses,Portal Fibrosis, Noncirrhotic,Portal Hypertension, Idiopathic,Porto Sinusoidal Vascular Diseases,Porto-Sinusoidal Vascular Disease,Splenomegaly, Idiopathic Congestive,Syndrome, Banti's,Vascular Disease, Porto-Sinusoidal
D013154	Spleen	An encapsulated lymphatic organ through which venous blood filters.
D013163	Splenomegaly	Enlargement of the spleen.	Enlarged Spleen,Spleen, Enlarged