baths - CISMeF

Preferred Label : baths;

MeSH definition : The immersion or washing of the body or any of its parts in water or other medium for cleansing or medical treatment. It includes bathing for personal hygiene as well as for medical purposes with the addition of therapeutic agents, such as alkalines, antiseptics, oil, etc.;

MeSH synonym : bath;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Bains, Haute-Loire;

MeSH annotation : for personal hygiene or med treatment; at home or in hosp, often not plain water (see note on HYDROTHERAPY), usually with additives; do not confuse with BALNEOLOGY (see note there); general only or unspecified; prefer specifics; note MUD BATHS see MUD THERAPY & SAND BATHS see AMMOTHERAPY; bathing in seawater is probably CLIMATOTHERAPY;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bains, Haute-Loire;

Details

Origin ID

D001494;

UMLS CUI

C0150141;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Bathing [NCIt concept]
- Bathing [LOINC component]
- Bathing [ICNP action]
- Bathing (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Bathing Method of Administration [NCIt concept]
- Dip Dosing Unit [NCIt concept]
- Does bath self (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- baths [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- bathing beaches [MeSH Descriptor]
- climatotherapy [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Health Care Activity [UMLS semantic type]

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