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Medical_conditions [state]
Words in this frame name medical conditions or diseases that a patient suffers from, is being treated for, may be cured of, or die of. The condition or disease may be described in a variety of ways, including the part or area of the body (Body_part) affected by the condition (e.g. liver cancer, cardiovascular disease), the Cause of the condition (e.g. bacterial meningitis, viral pneumonia), a prominent Symptom of the condition (e.g. asymptomatic stenosis, blue ear disease), the Patient or population (originally) affected by the condition (e.g. bovine tuberculosis, juvenile diabetes), or the (proper) Name used to identify the condition (e.g. Munchausen Syndrome, Lou Gehrig's Disease). Annotation in this frame is done in respect to the name of the condition or disease.
John died of pancreatic|Body_P cancer.
John died of pancreatic|Body_P cancer.
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- frm_medical_conditions
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- Medical_conditions (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Medical_conditions
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Ailment |
FN: Any medical problem.
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| Patient |
This FE is used for the patient, entity, or population (originally) affected by the condition or illness.
juvenile diabetes Dutch Elm disease Legionnaire's disease |
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living_thing
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Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body_part |
Body_Part is used for the part or area of the body affected by the condition or disease.
cardiovascular|Body_P disease liver|Body_P disease |
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| Cause |
This FE is used for the cause of a condition or disease.
bacterial meningitis |
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| Degree |
The extent to which the Ailment diverges from the norm.
I am very sick. Since the degree of involvement with an Ailment is equivalent to how negative the experience of the Patient is, in many cases, Degree is expressed by a negative descriptor. It seems that he does have very severe eczema. |
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degree
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| Duration |
The length of time over which a medical condition persists.
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| Place |
The location where the Ailment is effecting the Patients.
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| Symptom |
This FE is used for a prominent symptom of the condition or disease.
asymptomatic stenosis I have a cold with a really bad cough. |
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name |
This FE is used for the Name that identifies the condition or disease.
Munchausen Syndrome |
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Frame-Frame Relations (6)
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Lexical Units (80)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| acromegaly.n | — | COD: abnormal growth of the hands, feet, and face, caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the pituitary gland |
| affliction.n | — | FN: ailment. |
| aids.n | — | COD: a disease, caused by a virus transmitted in body fluids, in which there is a severe loss of cellular immunity leaving the sufferer susceptible to infection and malignancy |
| ailment.n | — | COD: a minor illness. |
| alzheimer's.n | — | COD: a form of progressive mental deterioration due to generalized degeneration of the brain, occurring in middle or old age. |
| amnesia.n | — | COD: a partial or total loss of memory |
| anorexia.n | — | COD: lack of appetite for food, in particular also anorexia nervosa an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat |
| arthritis.n | — | COD: a disease causing painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints |
| asphyxia.n | — | COD: a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death |
| asthma.n | — | COD: a respiratory condition marked by attacks of spasm in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing and usually associated with allergic reaction |
| bacterial meningitis.n | — | FN: an infection of the fluid of a person's spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain caused by a bacteria (as opposed to a virus) |
| bronchitis.n | — | COD: inflammation of the mucous membrane in the bronchial tubes, typically with spasm of bronchial muscle and coughing |
| cancer.n | — | COD: a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. |
| candida.n | — | COD: a yeast-like parasitic fungus that sometimes causes thrush |
| cataract.n | — | COD: a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision |
| cholangitis.n | — | FN: inflammation of the bile ducts. |
| cholecystitis.n | — | FN: inflammation of the gallbladder, usually caused by the presence of gallstones. |
| cholera.n | — | COD: an infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine, typically contracted from infected water supplies and causing severe vomiting and diarrhoea |
| cirrhosis.n | — | COD: a chronic liver disease marked by degeneration of cells, inflammation, and thickening of tissue |
| cold.n | — | COD: a common infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, causing running at the nose and sneezing |
| colitis.n | — | COD: inflammation of the lining of the colon |
| condition.n | — | COD: an illness or medical problem. |
| conjunctivitis.n | — | COD: inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| cryptosporidiosis.n | — | FN: a diarrheal disease caused by a microscopic parasite (Cryptosporidium parvum). |
| depression.n | — | COD: severe despondency and dejection, especially when long-lasting |
| dermatitis.n | — | COD: inflammation of the skin as a result of irritation by or allergic reaction to an external agent |
| develop.v | — | FN: to get an illness or symptom |
| diabetes.n | — | COD: a disorder of the metabolism causing excessive thirst and the production of large amounts of urine |
| diarrhea.n | — | COD: a condition in which faeces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form |
| diphtheria.n | — | COD: a serious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes and formation of a false membrane in the throat which hinders breathing and swallowing |
| disease.n | — | COD: a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific part |
| disorder.n | — | COD: a disruption of normal physical or mental functions |
| diverticulosis.n | — | COD: a condition in which diverticula are present in the intestine without signs of inflammation |
| dysmenorrhoea.n | — | COD: painful menstruation |
| eczema.n | — | COD: a medical condition in which patches of skin become rough and inflamed with blisters which cause itching and bleeding |
| flu.n | — | COD: influenza or any similar, milder infection |
| german measles.n | — | COD: another term for rubella. |
| health.n | — | COD: the state of being free from illness or injury. |
| healthy.a | — | FN: in good health; not ill |
| hepatitis.n | — | COD: a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver |
| hernia.n | — | COD: a condition in which part of an organ (most commonly, the intestine) is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it |
| hypertension.n | — | COD: abnormally high blood pressure |
| hypoglycaemia.n | — | COD: deficiency of glucose in the bloodstream |
| ill.a | — | COD: not in full health; unwell. |
| illness.n | — | COD: a disease or period of sickness |
| infection.n | — | COD: an infectious disease |
| influenza.n | — | COD: a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever, severe aching, and coughing |
| jaundice.n | — | COD: yellowing of the skin due to an excess of bile pigments in the blood |
| leprosy.n | — | COD: a contagious bacterial disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves, causing discoloration and lumps on the skin and, in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities |
| leukemia.n | — | COD: a malignant progressive disease in which the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs produce increased numbers of immature or abnormal leucocytes, suppressing the production of normal blood cells |
| malaria.n | — | COD: a mosquito-borne intermittent and remittent fever endemic to warmer regions and caused by a protozoan parasite (genus Plasmodium) |
| malnourishment.n | — | FN: the state of not being poorly nourished becuase of lack of food. |
| malnutrition.n | — | FN: the affliction of being undernourished |
| measles.n | — | COD: an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash, typically occurring in childhood |
| meningitis.n | — | COD: a disease in which there is inflammation of the meninges, caused by viral or bacterial infection |
| menorrhagia.n | — | COD: abnormally heavy bleeding at menstruation |
| mumps.n | — | COD: a viral disease mainly affecting children, causing swelling of the parotid salivary glands of the face |
| paraplegic.a | — | FN: being paralyzed from the waist down |
| plague.n | — | COD: a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes (see bubonic plague) and sometimes infection of the lungs (pneumonic plague). |
| polio.n | — | COD: short for poliomyelitis |
| psoriasis.n | — | COD: a skin disease marked by red, itchy, scaly patches |
| pyelonephritis.n | — | FN: infection of the kidneys. |
| rosacea.n | — | COD: a condition in which certain facial blood vessels enlarge, giving the cheeks and nose a flushed appearance |
| rubella.n | — | COD: a contagious viral disease, with symptoms like mild measles; German measles |
| schizophrenia.n | — | COD: a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behaviour, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, and withdrawal from reality into fantasy and delusion |
| sciatica.n | — | COD: pain affecting the back, hip, and outer side of the leg, caused by compression of a spinal nerve root in the lower back |
| shock.n | — | COD: an acute medical condition associated with a fall in blood pressure, caused by loss of blood, severe burns, sudden emotional stress, etc. |
| sick.a | — | COD: affected by physical or mental illness. |
| sickness.n | — | COD: the state of being ill |
| stenosis.n | — | COD: the abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body. |
| stress.n | — | COD: a state of mental, emotional, or other strain |
| strongylosis.n | — | FN: infestation of strongyle worms. |
| syndrome.n | — | FN: an illness characterized by a group of symptoms occurring together. |
| syphilis.n | — | COD: a sexually transmitted bacterial disease, progressing if untreated from infection of the genitals via the skin and mucous membranes to the bones, muscles, and brain |
| tetanus.n | — | COD: a bacterial disease causing rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles |
| tuberculosis.n | — | COD: an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs |
| tumor.n | — | COD: a swelling of a part of the body, generally without inflammation, caused by an abnormal growth of tissue, whether benign or malignant |
| ulcer.n | — | COD: an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane which fails to heal |
| unwell.a | — | COD: ill. |
| wound.n | — | COD: an injury to living tissue caused by a cut, blow, or other impact. |
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