medical procedure
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0002571
Term info
database cross reference
- ICD10:Z41
- NCIt:C25218
- NCIt:C79751
- SNOMEDCT:50731006
definition
An activity that produces an effect, or that is intended to alter the course of a disease in a patient or population. This is a general term that encompasses the medical, social, behavioral, and environmental acts that can have preventive, therapeutic, or palliative effects.
gwas trait
true
has exact synonym
Intervention or Procedure, Intervention, Intervention Strategies, Interventional, Procedure, interventionDescription, SURGICAL AND MEDICAL PROCEDURES
term editor
Tomasz Adamusiak, Jie Zheng