DeCS

Descriptor English:

Tocolysis

Descriptor Spanish:

Tocólisis

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	tocólisis
Entry term(s)	tratamiento tocolítico
Scope note:	Cualquier modalidad de tratamiento medicamentoso diseñado para inhibir la CONTRACCIÓN UTERINA. Se utiliza en mujeres embarazadas para detener el PARTO PREMATURO.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Tocólise

Descriptor French:

Tocolyse

Entry term(s):

Therapies, Tocolytic
Therapy, Tocolytic
Tocolyses
Tocolytic Therapies
Tocolytic Therapy
Tocolytic Treatment
Tocolytic Treatments
Treatment, Tocolytic
Treatments, Tocolytic

Tree number(s):

E02.875.900

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015145

Scope note:

Any drug treatment modality designed to inhibit UTERINE CONTRACTION. It is used in pregnant women to arrest PREMATURE LABOR.

Annotation:

check tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; "tokolysis": translate as "tocolysis"; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS is available

Allowable Qualifiers:

AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary

Previous Indexing:

Labor, Premature (1973-1988)
Muscle Contraction (1966-1974)
Uterine Contraction (1975-1988)
Uterus (1966-1974)

Public MeSH Note:

History Note:

DeCS ID:

23848

Unique ID:

D015145

NLM Classification:

WQ 330

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

Click here to access the VHL documents

Date Established:

1989/01/01

Date of Entry:

1988/03/21

Revision Date:

2005/06/30

ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT

Therapeutics [E02]

Therapeutics

Reproductive Techniques [E02.875]

Reproductive Techniques

Contraception [E02.875.194]

Contraception

Fallopian Tube Patency Tests [E02.875.390]

Fallopian Tube Patency Tests

Ovulation Detection [E02.875.690]

Ovulation Detection

Ovulation Prediction [E02.875.745]

Ovulation Prediction

Reproductive Techniques, Assisted [E02.875.800]

Reproductive Techniques, Assisted

Tocolysis [E02.875.900]

Tocolysis

Tocolysis - Preferred

Concept UI	M0023281
Scope note	Any drug treatment modality designed to inhibit UTERINE CONTRACTION. It is used in pregnant women to arrest PREMATURE LABOR.
Preferred term	Tocolysis
Entry term(s)	Therapies, Tocolytic Therapy, Tocolytic Tocolyses Tocolytic Therapies Tocolytic Therapy Tocolytic Treatment Tocolytic Treatments Treatment, Tocolytic Treatments, Tocolytic

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