Electrode Device

Preferred Label : Electrode Device;

NCIt synonyms : Electrode Device Component;

NCIt related terms : Electrode;

NCIt definition : A conductor that is designed to make contact with part of a circuit or system.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: In medicine, a device such as a small metal plate or needle that carries electricity from an instrument to a patient for treatment or surgery. Electrodes can also carry electrical signals from muscles, brain, heart, skin, or other body parts to recording devices to help diagnose certain conditions.; FDA: A small piece of metal or other conductive substance this is used to take an electric current to or from a source of power, a piece of equipment. Not to be used for patient connection.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000454755; 451;

Details

Origin ID

C49936;

UMLS CUI

C0013812;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- electrode [Radlex concept]
- working electrode [IUPAC Term]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Electrode, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- electrode, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- electrodes [MeSH Descriptor]
- electrodes [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Manufactured Object [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Electrode, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- electrode [Radlex concept]
- electrode, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- electrodes [MeSH Descriptor]
- electrodes [MeSH concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDRH Medical Device Component Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Center For Devices and Radiological Health Terminology [NCIt concept]

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