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SCREENING


origination date: 16/11/2001
originator: Claudia
subject field: medicine: diagnostic procedure
check date: 03/06/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISADIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE
ANCESTORSALL
DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE
EVENT
HEALTH-SERVE
MEDICAL-SERVE
PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT
SERVICE-EVENT
SOCIAL-EVENT
WORK-ACTIVITY


English
screeningterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: examination of a group of usually asymptomatic individuals to detect those with a high probability of having a given disease, typically by means of an inexpensive diagnostic test. This examination may also be done on an individual basis. An individual can be screened for different cancers or screened regularly for just one cancer. Screening is done to detect cancer as early as possible when it is most treatable. (en)

Spanish
detección precozdefinition: exploración o realización de pruebas a un grupo de individuos en general, para detectar aquellos que poseen grandes probabilidades de padecer una enfermedad determinada, típicamente por medio de una prueba diagnóstica poco costosa. Esta exploración también se puede aplicar a un sólo individuo para ver si padece cualquier tipo de cancer o uno en concreto, mediante puebas periódicas. Se realiza para detectar un cancer en su fase inicial cuando todavía se puede curar. (es)
term type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: feminine
cribadoterm type: synonym
reliability code: 10
number: singular
part of speech: noun
gender: masculine
definition: véase detección precoz (es)
detección selectivadefinition: véase detección precoz (es)
gender: feminine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: synonym