Electrocauterization

Preferred Label : Electrocauterization;

NCIt definition : To destroy tissue using an electrical current. This process may be used to kill certain types of small tumors or to seal off blood vessels to stop bleeding.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A procedure for destroying tissue using an electrical current.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL453658;

Details

Origin ID

C111192;

UMLS CUI

C0391873;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Electrocauterization [MedDRA LLT]
- electrocoagulation [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Diathermy - surgical (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Electrocauterisation [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Electrocauterization [MedDRA LLT]
- Electrocautery - action (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Electrocautery operation (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Electrocoagulation [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Electrocoagulation (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Electrocoagulation - action (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Fulguration [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Fulguration (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Galvanocauterisation [MedDRA LLT]
- Galvanocauterization [MedDRA LLT]
- Galvanocauterization (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Thermocautery (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Thermocoagulation [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Thermocoagulation (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- destruction of lesion or structure by electrocautery, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- electrocoagulation [SNOMED Notion]
- electrocoagulation [MeSH Descriptor]
- electrocoagulation [MeSH concept]
- galvanocauterization [SNOMED Notion]
- thermocautery, nos [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Procedure Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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