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Electroacupuncture

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002717

A procedure in which pulses of weak electrical current are sent through acupuncture needles into acupuncture points in the skin. This procedure is being studied in the prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002717
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002717",
  "term": "Electroacupuncture",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure in which pulses of weak electrical current are sent through acupuncture needles into acupuncture points in the skin. This procedure is being studied in the prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/electroacupuncture/"
}

Record 6,504 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.