National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Geriatrics

Synonyms

Gerontology / Geriatrics

Geriatric Health

Gerontology

Gerontological

Geriatrics

Definitions

The branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to elderly people.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16635

code

C16635

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192234

Contributing_Source

OORO

DEFINITION

The branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to elderly people.

FULL_SYN

Gerontology / Geriatrics

Geriatric Health

Gerontology

Gerontological

Geriatrics

label

Geriatrics

Legacy Concept Name

Geriatrics

Preferred_Name

Geriatrics

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C16635

Semantic_Type

Biomedical Occupation or Discipline

UMLS_CUI

C0017469

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17153

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