Fulguration - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Fulguration;

NCIt related terms : electrofulguration;

NCIt definition : A procedure that uses a high-frequency current for the purpose of destroying living tissue, most commonly malignant tumors.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A procedure to destroy tissue (such as a tumor) using an electric current.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046393; CDR0000446224;

Details

Origin ID

C15390;

UMLS CUI

C5779528;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Galvanocauterisation [MedDRA LLT]
- destruction of lesion or structure by electrocautery, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Fulguration [MedDRA Preferred Term]
False automatic mappings
- Fulguration (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
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]
- Thermocoagulation [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Thermocoagulation (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- destruction of lesion or structure by electrocautery, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- electrocoagulation [MeSH concept]
- electrocoagulation [MeSH Descriptor]
- electrocoagulation [SNOMED Notion]
- galvanocauterization [SNOMED Notion]

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