Ghent
Ghent
Ghent (pronounced: /ɡɛnt/), is a term used in the medical field, specifically in the context of the Ghent criteria, which is a set of diagnostic criteria used to identify Marfan syndrome. The term is derived from the city of Ghent in Belgium, where the criteria were first established.
Etymology
The term Ghent is named after the city of Ghent in Belgium. The Ghent criteria were first established at a conference held in this city in 1986. The term has since been used to refer to these specific diagnostic criteria.
Related Terms
- Marfan Syndrome: A genetic disorder that affects the body's connective tissue. The Ghent criteria are used to diagnose this condition.
- Connective Tissue: The tissue that supports, binds, or separates more specialized tissues and organs of the body. Marfan syndrome, which the Ghent criteria diagnose, affects this tissue.
- Genetic Disorder: A disease caused by abnormalities in an individual's genome. Marfan syndrome is an example of a genetic disorder.
- Diagnostic Criteria: A set of conditions that must be met for a disease or disorder to be diagnosed. The Ghent criteria are an example of diagnostic criteria.
Ghent Criteria
The Ghent criteria are a set of diagnostic criteria used to identify Marfan syndrome. They were first established in 1986 at a conference in Ghent, Belgium. The criteria include a combination of major and minor clinical manifestations in various organ systems, with the cardiovascular and skeletal systems being the most important.
The Ghent criteria were revised in 2010 to place more emphasis on the cardiovascular manifestations of Marfan syndrome, specifically aortic root aneurysm and dissection, and to remove the requirement for systemic features for diagnosis.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Ghent
- Wikipedia's article - Ghent
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