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 cancer.
<def-root>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 (<fen>Body_Part</fen>) affected by the condition (e.g. liver cancer, cardiovascular disease), the <fen>Cause</fen> of the condition (e.g. bacterial meningitis, viral pneumonia), a prominent <fen>Symptom</fen> of the condition (e.g. asymptomatic stenosis, blue ear disease), the <fen>Patient</fen> or population (originally) affected by the condition (e.g. bovine tuberculosis, juvenile diabetes), or the (proper) <fen>Name</fen> 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. <ex>John died of <fex name="Body_P">pancreatic</fex> <t>cancer</t>.</ex></def-root>