capsulorhexis - CISMeF

Preferred Label : capsulorhexis;

MeSH definition : The making of a continuous circular tear in the anterior capsule during cataract surgery in order to allow expression or phacoemulsification of the nucleus of the lens. (Dorland, 28th ed);

MeSH synonym : capsulorrhexis;

MeSH annotation : incision of the lens during cataract surg; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; do not coord with PHACOEMULSIFICATION unless particularly discussed; do not coordinate with PHACOEMULSIFICATION unless particularly discussed;

Details

Origin ID

D019923;

UMLS CUI

C0525027;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- education [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]
- rehabilitation [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Anterior capsulorrhexis (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Capsulorrhexis [MedDRA LLT]
Record concept(s)
- capsulorhexis [MeSH concept]
See also
- lens capsule, crystalline [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Anterior capsulorrhexis (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Capsulorrhexis [MedDRA LLT]
- Capsulorrhexis of lens capsule (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]

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