National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Nutritional Therapy
Synonyms

nutrition therapy

medical nutrition therapy

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Nutritional Therapy

Definitions

A therapeutic approach to disease treatment that utilizes a specialized diet.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65017

ALT_DEFINITION

Treatment based on nutrition. It includes checking a person's nutrition status, and giving the right foods or nutrients to treat conditions such as those caused by diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. It may involve simple changes in a person's diet, or intravenous or tube feeding. Medical nutrition therapy may help patients recover more quickly and spend less time in the hospital.

code

C65017

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 therapeutic approach to disease treatment that utilizes a specialized diet.

FULL_SYN

nutrition therapy

medical nutrition therapy

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Nutritional Therapy

label

Nutritional Therapy

Legacy Concept Name

Nutritional_Therapy

Preferred_Name

Nutritional Therapy

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C65017

Semantic_Type

Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

UMLS_CUI

C2937349

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C67022

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

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