| 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 |