National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019

Preferred Name	Effusion
ID	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3003
ALT_DEFINITION	A collection of fluid in a body cavity, which may be the result of a non-neoplastic disorder (e.g. heart failure) or a tumor (e.g. carcinoma of the lung). An abnormal collection of fluid in hollow spaces or between tissues of the body. For example, a pleural effusion is a collection of fluid between the two layers of membrane covering the lungs.
code	C3003
Concept_In_Subset	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118464 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259
Contributing_Source	NICHD MedDRA
DEFINITION	A collection of fluid in a body cavity, which may be the result of a non-neoplastic disorder (e.g. heart failure) or a tumor (e.g. carcinoma of the lung).
Has_NICHD_Parent	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C100104
label	Effusion
Legacy_Concept_Name	Effusion
NICHD_Hierarchy_Term	Effusion
Preferred_Name	Effusion
prefixIRI	C3003
prefLabel	Effusion
Semantic_Type	Finding
UMLS_CUI	C0013687
subClassOf	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C5044

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