National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Craving
Synonyms

Craving

Definitions

The desire to experience the effect(s) of a previously used psycho-active substance. It has to be noted that not all drug craving is based on withdrawal, since craving can often occur in the absence of withdrawal.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C41365

code

C41365

DEFINITION

The desire to experience the effect(s) of a previously used psycho-active substance. It has to be noted that not all drug craving is based on withdrawal, since craving can often occur in the absence of withdrawal.

FULL_SYN

Craving

label

Craving

Legacy Concept Name

Craving

Preferred_Name

Craving

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C41365

Semantic_Type

Finding

UMLS_CUI

C0870371

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C36280

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