National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Palpation

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16950

ALT_DEFINITION

Examination by pressing on the surface of the body to feel the organs or tissues underneath.

A method of feeling with the hands during a physical examination. The health care provider touches and feels the patient's body to examine the size, consistency, texture, location and tenderness of an organ or body part.

code

C16950

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C85492

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A method of feeling with the hands during a physical examination. The health care provider touches and feels the patient's body to examine the size, consistency, texture, location and tenderness of an organ or body part.

label

Palpation

Legacy_Concept_Name

Palpation

Preferred_Name

Palpation

prefixIRI

C16950

prefLabel

Palpation

Semantic_Type

Diagnostic Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C0030247

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20989

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http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/2009/3/ontoDPN.owl#Palpation Early Pregnancy Ontology LOOM
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/LNC/LP6435-4 Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes LOOM
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010173 Medical Subject Headings LOOM