National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Thrombolysis
Synonyms

Thrombolytic

Thrombolysis

thrombolysis

Definitions

The process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61457

ALT_DEFINITION

The process of breaking up a thrombus (blood clot) that is blocking blood flow. The blood clot may be dissolved using drugs delivered through a catheter (tube) into the clot.

code

C61457

DEFINITION

The process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots.

FULL_SYN

Thrombolytic

Thrombolysis

thrombolysis

label

Thrombolysis

Legacy Concept Name

Thrombolysis

Preferred_Name

Thrombolysis

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C61457

Semantic_Type

Physiologic Function

UMLS_CUI

C0520997

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C41473

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