| Descriptor English: | Chronic Pain | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Dolor Crónico
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Dor Crônica | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Douleur chronique | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Chronic Pain, Widespread Chronic Pains Chronic Pains, Widespread Chronic Primary Pain Chronic Secondary Pain Pain, Chronic Pain, Chronic Primary Pain, Chronic Secondary Pain, Widespread Chronic Pains, Chronic Pains, Widespread Chronic Primary Pain, Chronic Secondary Pain, Chronic Widespread Chronic Pain Widespread Chronic Pains |
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| Tree number(s): |
C23.888.592.612.274 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059350 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Aching sensation that persists for more than a few months. It may or may not be associated with trauma or disease, and may persist after the initial injury has healed. Its localization, character, and timing are more vague than with acute pain. |
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| Annotation: | differentiate from PAIN, INTRACTABLE |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Pain (1993-2011) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2012 |
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| History Note: | 2012 |
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| Related: |
Acute Pain
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 54522 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D059350 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2012/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2011/07/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2023/04/05 |
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Chronic Pain
- Preferred
Widespread Chronic Pain
- Narrower
Chronic Primary Pain
- Narrower
Chronic Secondary Pain
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| Concept UI |
M0549837 |
| Scope note | Aching sensation that persists for more than a few months. It may or may not be associated with trauma or disease, and may persist after the initial injury has healed. Its localization, character, and timing are more vague than with acute pain. |
| Preferred term | Chronic Pain |
| Entry term(s) |
Chronic Pains Pain, Chronic Pains, Chronic |
| Concept UI |
M0550486 |
| Scope note | A form of chronic pain that tends to be non-localized and wide-reaching. |
| Preferred term | Widespread Chronic Pain |
| Entry term(s) |
Chronic Pain, Widespread Chronic Pains, Widespread Pain, Widespread Chronic Pains, Widespread Chronic Widespread Chronic Pains |
| Concept UI |
M000762588 |
| Preferred term | Chronic Primary Pain |
| Entry term(s) |
Pain, Chronic Primary Primary Pain, Chronic |
| Concept UI |
M000762589 |
| Preferred term | Chronic Secondary Pain |
| Entry term(s) |
Pain, Chronic Secondary Secondary Pain, Chronic |
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