National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Dermabrasion

Synonyms

Dermabrasion/Dermaplaning

dermabrasion

Dermabrasion

Definitions

A dermatologic procedure that uses a physical implement, often a wire brush or a motorized, diamond-coated wheel, to scrape and remove the outer epidermal layers in an effort to smooth and improve the texture of the skin.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C93346

ALT_DEFINITION

A type of surgery used to make the skin smooth and to improve the way deep scars, pits, and wrinkles look. After numbing the skin, a doctor removes the top layer of skin using sandpaper or a brush or burr (small file) that spins at a high speed.

code

C93346

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#C158520

Contributing_Source

CPTAC

DEFINITION

A dermatologic procedure that uses a physical implement, often a wire brush or a motorized, diamond-coated wheel, to scrape and remove the outer epidermal layers in an effort to smooth and improve the texture of the skin.

FULL_SYN

Dermabrasion/Dermaplaning

dermabrasion

Dermabrasion

label

Dermabrasion

Preferred_Name

Dermabrasion

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C93346

Semantic_Type

Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C0011593

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C49236

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