electric stimulation

Preferred Label : electric stimulation;

MeSH definition : Use of electric potential or currents to elicit biological responses.;

MeSH synonym : stimulation, electrical; stimulations, electrical; electric stimulations; stimulations, electric; electrical stimulations; electrical stimulation; stimulation, electric;

MeSH annotation : NIM; used therapeutically ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical stimulation;

Details

Origin ID

D004558;

UMLS CUI

C0013786;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- electrical stimulator [Radlex concept]
Record concept(s)
- electric stimulation [MeSH concept]
See also
- cardiac pacing, artificial [MeSH Descriptor]
- chronaxy [MeSH Descriptor]
- deep brain stimulation [MeSH Descriptor]
- electric countershock [MeSH Descriptor]
- electroshock [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- electric stimulation therapy [MeSH Descriptor]
- electrodes, implanted [MeSH Descriptor]
- implantable neurostimulators [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]

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