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| Id | http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15419
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| Preferred Name | Disease Screening |
| Definitions |
The use of any device, marker, or other means for the purpose of detecting the presence of disease, usually in asymptomatic individuals.
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| Synonyms |
Disease Screening Procedure
Disease Screening
Screening Intervention
Screening
screening
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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Disease Screening
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Special screening examination, unspecified
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Screening
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| Preferred_Name |
Disease Screening
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| Display_Name |
Disease Screening
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| Semantic_Type |
Diagnostic Procedure
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C15419
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| DEFINITION |
The use of any device, marker, or other means for the purpose of detecting the presence of disease, usually in asymptomatic individuals.
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0220908
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C15419
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Disease Screening Procedure
Disease Screening
Screening Intervention
Screening
screening
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Any action or process to identify a condition, or risk factors for a condition, in humans who are not yet known to have the condition or risk factor. (clinicaltrials.gov)
Checking for disease when there are no symptoms. Since screening may find diseases at an early stage, there may be a better chance of curing the disease. Examples of cancer screening tests are the mammogram (breast), colonoscopy (colon), Pap smear (cervix), and PSA blood level and digital rectal exam (prostate). Screening can also include checking for a person's risk of developing an inherited disease by doing a genetic test.
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CDISC
CTRP
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