| Preferred Name |
Dialysis |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15221 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
The process of cleansing the blood when the kidneys are not able to filter the blood. |
| code |
C15221 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158520 |
| Contributing_Source |
CPTAC |
| DEFINITION |
A procedure to remove toxic substances from the blood that is used in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease or acute kidney failure. This includes hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. |
| FULL_SYN |
Dialysis Dialysis Procedure Dialysis Therapy dialysis |
| label |
Dialysis |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Dialysis |
| Preferred_Name |
Dialysis |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C15221 |
| prefLabel |
Dialysis |
| Semantic_Type |
Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0011946 |
| subClassOf |