Preferred Label : electrode;
Definition : Mediums used between an electric conductor and the object to which the current is
to be applied. In electrotherapy, electrodes are instruments with a point or surface
from which to transmit electric current to the body of a patient or to another instrument;
in electrodiagnosis, they are needles or metal plates used to stimulate or record
the electrical activity of tissue. (From Dorland, 28th ed) [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0013812;
Origin ID : RID5456;
UMLS CUI : C0013812;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
Mediums used between an electric conductor and the object to which the current is
to be applied. In electrotherapy, electrodes are instruments with a point or surface
from which to transmit electric current to the body of a patient or to another instrument;
in electrodiagnosis, they are needles or metal plates used to stimulate or record
the electrical activity of tissue. (From Dorland, 28th ed) [MeSH]
