cataract

clouding of the lens inside the eye, which leads to low vision
Thing clinical_sign Q127724
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cataract

Summary

cataract is a clinical sign[1]. cataract ranks in the top 3% of clinical_sign entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,671 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cataract's instance of is recorded as clinical sign[3].
  • cataract's instance of is recorded as class of disease[4].
  • cataract is a type of lens disease[5].
  • cataract is a type of monogenic disease[6].
  • cataract is a type of disease[7].
  • cataract is a type of eye disease[8].
  • cataract's Commons category is recorded as Cataracts[9].
  • cataract's said to be the same as is recorded as Q13190530[10].
  • cataract's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as F92[11].
  • cataract's afflicts is recorded as Homo sapiens[12].
  • cataract's afflicts is recorded as mammal[13].
  • cataract's afflicts is recorded as Reptilia[14].
  • cataract's afflicts is recorded as bird[15].
  • cataract's afflicts is recorded as Vertebrata[16].
  • cataract's afflicts is recorded as fish[17].
  • cataract's symptoms and signs is recorded as visual impairment[18].
  • cataract's symptoms and signs is recorded as glare[19].
  • cataract's symptoms and signs is recorded as diplopia[20].
  • cataract's has cause is recorded as rubella[21].
  • cataract's has cause is recorded as ultraviolet radiation[22].
  • cataract's has cause is recorded as diabetes[23].
  • cataract's has cause is recorded as vitiligo[24].
  • cataract's has cause is recorded as ichthyosis[25].
  • cataract's has cause is recorded as ageing[26].
  • cataract's medical examination is recorded as eye examination[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include clinical sign[3] and class of disease[4]. Recorded subclass of include lens disease[5], monogenic disease[6], disease[7], and eye disease[8].

Why It Matters

cataract ranks in the top 3% of clinical_sign entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,671 views/month).[2] cataract has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] cataract is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Klinická neurologie část speciální. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved . hopkinsmedicine.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved . hopkinsmedicine.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Health specialty ophthalmology
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject Medicine
    Different from Catarata
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