Preferred Name |
Dialysis |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15221 |
ALT_DEFINITION |
The process of cleansing the blood when the kidneys are not able to filter the blood. |
code |
C15221 |
DEFINITION |
A procedure to remove toxic substances from the blood that is used in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease or acute kidney failure. This includes hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. |
FULL_SYN |
Dialysis Procedure Dialysis Therapy |
label |
Dialysis |
Legacy_Concept_Name |
Dialysis |
Preferred_Name |
Dialysis |
prefixIRI |
C15221 |
prefLabel |
Dialysis |
Semantic_Type |
Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure |
UMLS_CUI |
C0011946 |
subClassOf |