Preferred Name |
Hemodialysis |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15248 |
code |
C15248 |
DEFINITION |
A therapeutic procedure used in patients with kidney failure. It involves the extracorporeal removal of harmful wastes and fluids from the blood using a dialysis machine. Following the dialysis, the blood is returned to the body. |
FULL_SYN |
Artificial Kidney Dialysis Renal Dialysis Kidney Dialysis Extracorporeal Dialysis |
label |
Hemodialysis |
Legacy_Concept_Name |
Hemodialysis |
Preferred_Name |
Hemodialysis |
prefixIRI |
C15248 |
prefLabel |
Hemodialysis |
Semantic_Type |
Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure |
UMLS_CUI |
C0019004 |
subClassOf |