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All terms in NCIT

Label	Id	Description
Nicotine Replacement	NCIT_C15710	[Therapy to help control nicotine withdrawal symptoms during tobacco cessation]
Prevention Research	NCIT_C15711	[Studies identifying, testing, and implementing interventions among groups of individuals that are designed to prevent the initiation of a substance, such as tobacco or alcohol.]
Secondary Prevention	NCIT_C15712	[Procedures or treatment processes designed to prevent complications (e.g., modifying a drug or surgical procedure to prevent complications).]
Religion and Spirituality	NCIT_C15713	[Used as subcategory of Mind-Body Medicine in CAM. This area deals with the non-behavioral aspects of spirituality and religion that examine their relationship to biological function or clinical conditions. It included activities such as prayer, soul retrieval, spiritual healing, Included are: Prayer, Confession, Nonlocality, Nontemporality, Consciousness studies, Spirituality constructs (Love, hope, faith, joy, etc.), Soul retrieval (see Indigenous practices), Spiritual healing, "Special" healers (see "Biofield").]
Mind-Body System	NCIT_C15885	[This sub-category of CAM contains numerous specific modalities used in mind-body approaches to health. Examples are meditation, hypnosis, biofeedback, support groups, etc. These are often considered conventional practice and become CAM related when applied to conditions for which they are not usually used, such as hypnosis for genetic problems, support groups for cancer survival, meditation to slow aging. Included are: Psychotherapy, Meditation, Imagery, Hypnosis, Biofeedback, Support groups, Art therapy, Music therapy, Dance therapy, Journalizing, Humor, Body Psychotherapy, Yoga, Qi Gong, and Tai Chi.]
Basic Research	NCIT_C15714	[Fundamental research designed to obtain or increase general scientific knowledge.]
Applied Research	NCIT_C15715	[Research directed toward solving a specific problem.]
Population Study	NCIT_C15716	[Multidisciplinary study done at the population level or among the population groups, generally to find the cause, incidence or spread of the disease or to see the response to the treatment, nutrition or environment.]
Cytogenetic Map	NCIT_C15717	[The visual appearance of a chromosome when stained and examined under a microscope. Particularly important are visually distinct regions, called light and dark bands, which give each of the chromosomes a unique appearance. This feature allows a person's chromosomes to be studied in a clinical test known as a karyotype, which allows scientists to look for chromosomal alterations. (NHGRI Glossary of Genetic Terms)]
Physical Map of the Human Genome	NCIT_C16056	[A map of the locations of identifiable landmarks on DNA (for example, restriction enzyme cutting site, genes), regardless of inheritance. Distance is measured in base pairs. For the human genome, the lowest-resolution physical map is the banding patterns on the 24 different chromosomes, the highest-resolution map would be the complete nucleotide sequence of the chromosomes.]
Homeopathy Therapy	NCIT_C15718	[A method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated. Homeopathy seeks to stimulate the body's defense mechanisms and processes so as to prevent or treat illness.]
Surveillance	NCIT_C15719	[The systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data on an ongoing basis.]
Observational Study	NCIT_C16084	[Studies among cancer patients and healthy populations that involve no intervention or alteration in the status of the participants.]
Pharmacodynamics	NCIT_C15720	[The study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and the mechanisms of their actions, including the correlation of actions and effects of drugs with their chemical structure, also, such effects on the actions of a particular drug or drugs.]
Pharmacology	NCIT_C16974	[The study of pharmacologic agents. This includes the preparation, compounding, and dispensing of drugs, as well as the characteristics and properties of drugs, their effects on the body, and how they are metabolized and eliminated from the body.]
Epidemiology Research	NCIT_C15721	[The study of human populations to identify causes of disease and factors determining and influencing the frequency and distribution of disease, injury, and other health related events.]
Patient Observation	NCIT_C15722
Bypass	NCIT_C15723
Inguinal Orchiectomy	NCIT_C15724	[Surgical removal of a testis through an inguinal approach.]
Orchiectomy	NCIT_C15288	[Surgical removal of one or both testicles.]