Example: Cardiomegaly

Old View Term-centric: the descriptor

Main Heading = Cardiomegaly
Descriptor UI= D006332




Definition = Enlargement of the HEART, usually indicated by a cardiothoracic ratio above 0.50. . .


Entry Term = Enlarged Heart
Entry Term = Heart Enlargement
Entry Term = Cardiac Enlargement
Entry Term = Cardiac Hypertrophy
Entry Term = Heart Hypertrophy

New View Concept-centric: the descriptor

Descriptor = Cardiomegaly
Descriptor UI= D006332

Preferred concept = Cardiomegaly
Concept UI = M0009952

Definition = Enlargement of the HEART, usually indicated by a cardiothoracic ratio above 0.50. . .

Term = Cardiomegaly
Term = Cardiac Enlargement
Term = Heart Enlargement
Term = Enlarged Heart

Subordinate concept = Cardiac Hypertrophy
Concept UI = M0453089

Definition = Enlargement of the HEART due to chamber HYPERTROPHY, an increase in wall thickness without an increase in the number of cells. . .

Term = Cardiac Hypertrophy
Term = Heart Hypertrophy

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