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| Concept | Node type | Base domain | Matched membership | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetocardiography The measurement of magnetic fields generated by electric currents from the heart. The measurement of these fields provides information which is compl… | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010480 |
| Magnetoencephalography The measurement of magnetic fields over the head generated by electric currents in the brain. As in any electrical conductor, electric fields in the … | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010528 |
| Mammography Radiographic examination of the breast. | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010379 |
| Manometry Measurement of the pressure or tension of liquids or gases with a manometer. | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:050592 |
| Mantoux test intradermal protein derivative – diameter of wheal evaluated | Diagnostic procedure | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:INV:125001 |
| Mass Screening Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease. | Diagnostic screening | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010673 |
| Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves Curves depicting MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE, in liters/second, versus lung inflation, in liters or percentage of lung capacity, during a FORCED VIT… | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010631 |
| Maximal Respiratory Pressures A respiratory function test that includes the maximal inspiratory pressure and maximal expiratory pressure. It is determined by SPIROMETRY that measu… | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010624 |
| Maximal Voluntary Ventilation Measure of the maximum amount of air that can be breathed in and blown out over a sustained interval such as 15 or 20 seconds. Common abbreviations a… | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010635 |
| McMurray test knee extended, valgus stress applied, leg rotated produces palpable or audible click | Provocative test | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:DIA:115020 |
| Mediastinoscopy Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the anterior superior mediastinum of the thorax. | Diagnostic procedure | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010649 |
| Medical Futility The absence of a useful purpose or useful result in a diagnostic procedure or therapeutic intervention. The situation of a patient whose condition wi… | Diagnostic concept | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010767 |
| Microbial Sensitivity Tests Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses… | Microbiology test | Laboratory Medicine | Investigation [role_derived] | AMW:TECH:010224 |
| Microbiological Techniques Techniques used in microbiology. | Microbiology test | Laboratory Medicine | Investigation [role_derived] | AMW:TECH:010212 |
| Microphysiological Systems Devices designed to recapitulate tissue or organ-level physiology and architect by combining MICROFLUIDICS; MICROFABRICATION; and 3D CELL CULTURE. Mi… | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010059 |
| Microscopic Angioscopy The noninvasive microscopic examination of the microcirculation, commonly done in the nailbed or conjunctiva. In addition to the capillaries themselv… | Diagnostic procedure | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010301 |
| Miller Fisher test Improvement in cognitive function after withdrawal of CSF during lumbar puncture used to confirm diagnosis | Diagnostic procedure | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:DIA:115021 |
| Moire Topography A method of three-dimensional morphometry in which contour maps are produced from the overlapping interference fringes created when an object is illu… | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010361 |
| Monitoring, Ambulatory The use of electronic equipment to observe or record physiologic processes while the patient undergoes normal daily activities. | Diagnostic monitoring | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010684 |
| Monitoring, Intraoperative The constant checking on the state or condition of a patient during the course of a surgical operation (e.g., checking of vital signs). | Diagnostic monitoring | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010685 |
| Monitoring, Physiologic The continuous measurement of physiological processes, blood pressure, heart rate, renal output, reflexes, respiration, etc., in a patient or experim… | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010681 |
| Motion Capture Technological process of recording the MOTION and MOVEMENT of objects (e.g., surgical instrument in robotic surgery), body parts (e.g., EYE MOVEMENT)… | Functional investigation | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010665 |
| Mucociliary Clearance A non-specific host defense mechanism that removes MUCUS and other material from the LUNGS by ciliary and secretory activity of the tracheobronchial … | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010607 |
| Multilocus Sequence Typing Direct nucleotide sequencing of gene fragments from multiple housekeeping genes for the purpose of phylogenetic analysis, organism identification, an… | Diagnostic concept | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010219 |
| Multiphasic Screening The simultaneous use of multiple laboratory procedures for the detection of various diseases. These are usually performed on groups of people. | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010675 |
| Multiple Bilateral Renal Cysts Multiple bilateral renal cysts used as a ClinicalGraph target concept for investigation / imaging_finding. | Radiological Sign | Radiology | Investigation [role_derived] | AMW:RAD:165004 |
| multiple blood cultures Multiple blood cultures used as a ClinicalGraph target concept for investigation / investigation. | Investigation | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:140011 |
| Muscle Strength The amount of force generated by MUSCLE CONTRACTION. Muscle strength can be measured during isometric, isotonic, or isokinetic contraction, either ma… | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010736 |
| Mycological Typing Techniques Procedures for identifying types and strains of fungi. | Microbiology test | Laboratory Medicine | Investigation [role_derived] | AMW:TECH:010227 |
| Myelography X-ray visualization of the spinal cord following injection of contrast medium into the spinal arachnoid space. | Physiologic measurement | Investigation | Investigation [base] | AMW:TECH:010344 |