Hirudotherapy - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Hirudotherapy;

NCIt synonyms : Leech Anticoagulant Therapy; Leech Therapy;

NCIt definition : The use of leeches for medical therapy. From hirudin, the active principle in the salivary secretion of leeches that acts as a potent anticoagulant (bloodthinner). Hirudotherapy is mainly used in trauma and plastic and reconstructive surgery to salvage tissue flaps and skin grafts whose viability is threatened by venous congestion.;

Details

Origin ID

C53582;

UMLS CUI

C0262711;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Hirudo medicinalis (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Leeching [DeCS]
- Medicinal leech application [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Procedure using leeches (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- leeching [MeSH concept]
- leeching [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Medicinal leech application [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Procedure using leeches (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- leeching [MeSH Descriptor]
- leeching [MeSH concept]

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