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ICD-10 Chapter

This dimension groups medical conditions by their ICD-10 chapter. Wikipedia notes that "there are four main types of disease: infectious diseases, deficiency diseases, hereditary diseases, and physiological diseases," a grouping that standard classification systems such as ICD-10 organize into their own numbered chapters. Browsing this way collects every condition classified under the same chapter.

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Uses International Classification

WHO ICD-10 1

ICD-10 Chapter

I: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

II: Neoplasms

III: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism

IV: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

IX: Diseases of the Circulatory System

V: Mental and Behavioural Disorders

VI: Diseases of the Nervous System

VII: Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa

VIII: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

X: Diseases of the Respiratory System

XI: Diseases of the Digestive System

XII: Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

XIII: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

XIV: Diseases of the Genitourinary System

XIX: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes

XV: Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium

XVI: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period

XVII: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities

XVIII: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified