Electroanalgesia

Preferred Label : Electroanalgesia;

NCIt synonyms : Neuroaugmentation Techniques;

NCIt definition : Application of electrical stimulation to the spinal cord, deep brain, peripheral nerves, and Chinese acupoints in an effort to relieve pain. It is often used in place of or to augment the effectiveness of analgesics. There are many different types of electroanalgesia with varying levels of effectiveness and invasiveness. (White, Li, and Chiu);

Details

Origin ID

C21012;

UMLS CUI

C1522015;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- electroanalgesia [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- electroanalgesia [MeSH concept]

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