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Terms & Properties |
Concept Unique Identifier (CUI): C0025222
NCI Thesaurus Code: C86571 (see NCI Thesaurus info)
Semantic Type: Finding
NCIt Definition: Abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood, usually from gastrointestinal bleeding.
HPO Definition: The passage of blackish, tarry feces associated with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Melena occurs if the blood remains in the colon long enough for it to be broken down by colonic bacteria. One degradation product, hematin, imbues the stool with a blackish color. Thus, melena generally occurs with bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract (e.g., sotmach ulcers or duodenal ulcers), since the blood usually remains in the gut for a longer period of time than with lower gastrointestinal bleeding. [HPO:probinson]
NICHD Definition: Abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood, usually due to gastrointestinal bleeding.
MSH Definition: The black, tarry, foul-smelling FECES that contain degraded blood.
Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)
Altered blood in stool |
Altered blood passed per rectum |
BLACK STOOL |
Black, tarry stool |
Melaena due to gastrointestinal haemorrhage |
MELAENA |
Melena (disorder) |
Melena [Disease/Finding] |
Melena due to gastrointestinal hemorrhage (disorder) |
Melena due to gastrointestinal hemorrhage |
Melena/black tarry stools |
Melenas |
melena |
STOOL BLACK |
STOOL COLOR BLACK |
STOOL TARRY |
Tarry stools |
External Source Codes:
NCI Thesaurus Code | C86571 (see NCI Thesaurus info) |
Name | Value | Source |
---|---|---|
ACTIVE | 1 | SNOMEDCT_US |
AQL | BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH UR VE VI | MSH |
CASE_SIGNIFICANCE_ID | 900000000000448009 | SNOMEDCT_US |
CHARACTERISTIC_TYPE_ID | 900000000000011006 | SNOMEDCT_US |
Contributing_Source | MedDRA | NCI |
Contributing_Source | NICHD | NCI |
CTV3ID | XE0bI | SNOMEDCT_US |
CTV3ID | XUcXc | SNOMEDCT_US |
DC | 1 | MSH |
DEFINITION_STATUS_ID | 900000000000074008 | SNOMEDCT_US |
DID | 1248-7608 | CSP |
DX | 19660101 | MSH |
EFFECTIVE_TIME | 20020131 | SNOMEDCT_US |
EFFECTIVE_TIME | 20050131 | SNOMEDCT_US |
EXCLUDES1 | occult blood in feces (R19.5) | ICD10CM |
IAN | DEFAULT | ICD10 |
IPX | K92.1 | ICPC |
MDA | 19990101 | MSH |
MESH_DEFINITION | The black, tarry, foul-smelling FECES that contain degraded blood. | NDFRT |
MESH_DUI | D008551 | NDFRT |
MESH_NAME | Melena | NDFRT |
MESH_UI | M0013320 | NDFRT |
MMR | 20060705 | MSH |
MN | A12.459.764 | MSH |
MN | C06.405.227.600 | MSH |
MN | C23.550.414.788.600 | MSH |
MODIFIER_ID | 900000000000451002 | SNOMEDCT_US |
MSC | Reason.Term | MTHMST |
NDFRT_KIND | DISEASE_KIND | NDFRT |
NICHD_Hierarchy_Term | Melena | NCI |
NUI | N0000001972 | NDFRT |
ORDER_NO | 13756 | ICD10CM |
PRIMARY_PATH | 10027141$10017958$10017959$10017947$Melaena$Non-site specific gastrointestinal haemorrhages$Gastrointestinal haemorrhages NEC$Gastrointestinal disorders | MDR |
PRIMARY_SOC | 10017947 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 10.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 10.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 11.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 11.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 12.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 12.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 13.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 13.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 14.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 14.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 15.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 15.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 16.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 16.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 17.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 17.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 18.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 18.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 19.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 19.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 20.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 20.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 8.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 8.1 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 9.0 | MDR |
PT_IN_VERSION | 9.1 | MDR |
RXAUI | 3197294 | RXNORM |
RXAUI | 3197295 | RXNORM |
RXCUI | 1022953 | RXNORM |
SMQ_TERM_ADDVERSION | 10.1 | MDR |
SMQ_TERM_ADDVERSION | 9.0 | MDR |
SMQ_TERM_CAT | A | MDR |
SMQ_TERM_LEVEL | 4 | MDR |
SMQ_TERM_LEVEL | 5 | MDR |
SMQ_TERM_LMVERSION | 12.0 | MDR |
SMQ_TERM_LMVERSION | 13.0 | MDR |
SMQ_TERM_SCOPE | 2 | MDR |
SMQ_TERM_STATUS | A | MDR |
SMQ_TERM_WEIGHT | 0 | MDR |
SNOMED_CID | 2901004 | NDFRT |
SNOMED_CID | 414663001 | NDFRT |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 447562003~CORRELATIONID~447561005 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 447562003~MAPADVICE~ALWAYS K92.1 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 447562003~MAPCATEGORYID~447637006 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 447562003~MAPGROUP~1 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 447562003~MAPPRIORITY~1 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 447562003~MAPRULE~TRUE | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 447562003~MAPTARGET~K92.1 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~CORRELATIONID~447561005 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPADVICE~ALWAYS K92.1 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPADVICE~IF AGE AT ONSET OF CLINICAL FINDING BEFORE 29.0 DAYS CHOOSE P54.1 | MAP OF SOURCE CONCEPT IS CONTEXT DEPENDENT | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPADVICE~IF NEONATAL MELENA CHOOSE P54.1 | MAP OF SOURCE CONCEPT IS CONTEXT DEPENDENT | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPADVICE~IF PERINATAL MELENA CHOOSE P54.1 | MAP OF SOURCE CONCEPT IS CONTEXT DEPENDENT | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPCATEGORYID~447637006 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPCATEGORYID~447639009 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPGROUP~1 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPPRIORITY~1 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPPRIORITY~2 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPPRIORITY~3 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPPRIORITY~4 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPRULE~IFA 206407004 | Perinatal melena | | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPRULE~IFA 206424005 | Neonatal melena | | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPRULE~IFA 445518008 | Age at onset of clinical finding (observable entity) | < 29.0 days | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPRULE~OTHERWISE TRUE | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPTARGET~K92.1 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 6011000124106~MAPTARGET~P54.1 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 900000000000497000~MAPTARGET~XE0bI | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 900000000000497000~MAPTARGET~XUcXc | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 900000000000508004~ACCEPTABILITYID~900000000000548007 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 900000000000508004~ACCEPTABILITYID~900000000000549004 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 900000000000509007~ACCEPTABILITYID~900000000000548007 | SNOMEDCT_US |
SUBSET_MEMBER | 900000000000509007~ACCEPTABILITYID~900000000000549004 | SNOMEDCT_US |
TERMUI | T025445 | MSH |
TH | NLM (1966) | MSH |
TYPE_ID | 900000000000003001 | SNOMEDCT_US |
TYPE_ID | 900000000000013009 | SNOMEDCT_US |
Additional Concept Data: (none)
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