loading...| Preferred Name |
Laser Therapy |
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| Synonyms |
Laser Therapy and Laser Surgery Laser Therapy laser therapy Therapy, Laser |
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| Definitions |
Any procedure in which an intense beam of light is used to cut, burn, or destroy tissue. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15466 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Treatment that uses intense, narrow beams of light to cut and destroy tissue, such as cancer tissue. Laser therapy may also be used to reduce lymphedema (swelling caused by a buildup of lymph fluid in tissue) after breast cancer surgery. |
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| code |
C15466 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156952 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158037 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CPTAC CTRP |
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| DEFINITION |
Any procedure in which an intense beam of light is used to cut, burn, or destroy tissue. |
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| Display_Name |
Laser Therapy |
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| FULL_SYN |
Laser Therapy and Laser Surgery Laser Therapy laser therapy Therapy, Laser |
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| label |
Laser Therapy |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Laser_Therapy |
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| Preferred_Name |
Laser Therapy |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C15466 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C1955835 |
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| subClassOf |