This dimension groups medical conditions by the body system they primarily affect. Wikipedia notes that a disease "adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism," a structure that is always located within one particular body system. Browsing this way collects every condition affecting the same body system.
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Comparison
ICD-10 Chapter Number ICD-10 Code Range Body System
Sources
1. ICD-10 (Wikipedia)
ICD-10 chapter table, Chapter III, chapter number
III | D50-D89 | "Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism"
ICD-10 chapter table, Chapter III, code range
III | D50-D89 | "Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism"
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