National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Muscle Cramp

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C34827

ALT_DEFINITION

Sudden and involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.

A sharp pain that occurs when a muscle suddenly contracts (tightens up). Cramps commonly occur in the abdomen and legs.

A sustained and usually painful contraction of muscle fibers. This may occur as an isolated phenomenon or as a manifestation of an underlying disease process (e.g., UREMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; etc.). (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1398)

code

C34827

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

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54450

Contributing_Source

NICHD

MedDRA

FDA

DEFINITION

A sustained, sudden and involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.

FDA_Table

Patient Code (Appendix B)

FULL_SYN

Cramp

Muscle Cramping

Spasm

Cramp muscle

Cramp(s)

Has_CDRH_Parent

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54027

Has_NICHD_Parent

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C110937

label

Muscle Cramp

Legacy_Concept_Name

Muscle_Cramp

NICHD_Hierarchy_Term

Muscle Cramping

Preferred_Name

Muscle Cramp

prefixIRI

C34827

prefLabel

Muscle Cramp

Semantic_Type

Sign or Symptom

UMLS_CUI

C0026821

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C4876

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C110937

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