artificial organs

Preferred Label : artificial organs;

MeSH definition : Devices intended to replace non-functioning organs. They may be temporary or permanent. Since they are intended always to function as the natural organs they are replacing, they should be differentiated from PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS and specific types of prostheses which, though also replacements for body parts, are frequently cosmetic (EYE, ARTIFICIAL) as well as functional (ARTIFICIAL LIMBS).;

MeSH synonym : organ, artificial; artificial organ; organs, artificial;

MeSH annotation : usually to replace function, as HEART, ARTIFICIAL or KIDNEY, ARTIFICIAL: do not confuse with PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS which is usually cosmetic; not for injections, like silicones, to replace substance; coord IM with specific organ (IM) with no qualif but note available precoords;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial organs;

Details

Origin ID

D001187;

UMLS CUI

C0003918;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Artificial organ, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- artificial organ, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Indexing information
- omiderm [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- synthaderm [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Ne pas confondre avec
- prostheses and implants [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- artificial organs [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- prostheses and implants [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Artificial organ, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- artificial organ, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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