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Category
Process

Child of:	Things [-1]
Has children:	BodyProcess [+1] | Deed [+1] | HealthCareAct [+1] | NonHealthCareAct [+1]

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Category «Process»: descriptors

• abducting (from Deed)
• ablating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'ablation';
• abortion (from Deed)
• abrading (from Deed)
• absorbace (from Deed)
• absorption (from Deed)
• accessing (from Deed)
• activating (from Deed)
• adaptation (from Deed)
• adequate controlling (from HealthCareAct)
• adjusting (from Deed)
• adjustment action (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'adjustment - action';'adjustment action';
• administering (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'administration';
• advancing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'advancement - action';
• aggravating (from Deed)
• alignment (from Deed)
• amputating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'amputation - action';'amputation';
• analyzing (from Deed)
• anesthesia procedure (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'anesthesia_procedure';
• antagonising (from Deed)
• anuria (from BodyProcess)
• applying (from Deed)
• apportioning (from Deed)
• arranging (from Deed)
• arterialization (from Deed)
• aspirating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'aspiration - action';'cell aspirating';'aspiration action';
• assessing (from Deed)
• assisting (from Deed)
• attention - action (from Deed)
• augmenting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'augmentation action';
• avulsing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'avulsion - action';'avulsion action';
• bacteriology testing (from Deed)
• balancing (from BodyProcess)
• behaviour (from Deed)
• binding (from Deed)
• binocular vision (from BodyProcess)
• biologic testing (from HealthCareAct)
• biopsying (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'biopsy';'biopsing';'surgical biopsy action';'biopsy - action';'biopsy action';
• block dissection (from Deed)
• blocking (from Deed)
• bloodflow (from Deed)
• bone metabolism (from BodyProcess)
• bradycardia (from BodyProcess)
• brain electric potentials (from BodyProcess)
• breaking (from Deed)
• breathing (from BodyProcess)
• breech delivery (from BodyProcess)
• breech presentation (from BodyProcess)
• brushing (from Deed)
• burying (from Deed)
• bypassing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'by-pass';'bypass action';'bypass - action';
• caesarian delivery (from Deed)
• calculating (from Deed)
• calibrating (from Deed)
• canalising (from Deed)
• cardiac function (from BodyProcess)
• cardiac work (from BodyProcess)
• cardioversion (from BodyProcess)
• care (from HealthCareAct)
• casting (from Deed)
• cauterisation - action (from Deed)
• cauterizing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'cauterizing technique';
• cell uptake (from Deed)
• cephalic delivery (from BodyProcess)
• cephalic presentation (from BodyProcess)
• cerebro spinal fluid flow (from Deed)
• cesarean section (from Deed)
• change (from Deed)
• checking - action (from Deed)
• chemocauterizing (from Deed)
• chondroplasty (from Deed)
• circulating (from Deed)
• circulation (from BodyProcess)
    lexical variants: 'cirulation';
• clamping (from Deed)
• cleansing (from Deed)
• cleaving (from Deed)
• clinical action (from Deed)
• closing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'closure';'closure action';'closure - action';
• coagulating (from Deed)
• cold (from Deed)
• collapsing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'collapse';
• collecting (from Deed)
• color perception test (from HealthCareAct)
• colour vision (from BodyProcess)
    lexical variants: 'color vision';
• comparing (from Deed)
• complex method (from Deed)
• compressing (from Deed)
• conduction (from Deed)
• conserving (from Deed)
• constricting (from Deed)
• constructing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'constucting';
• contouring (from Deed)
• contraception (from BodyProcess)
• contracting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'contraction process';
• contrast sensibility testing (from HealthCareAct)
• control (from Deed)
• controlling (from HealthCareAct)
• convulsion (from BodyProcess)
• cooling (from Deed)
• coordination (from BodyProcess)
• corneal sensibility (from BodyProcess)
• correcting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'correction';'restoration1';'corrective procedure';
• cosmetic reason (from Deed)
• creating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'surgically creating';
• crushing (from Deed)
• cryoablation action (from Deed)
• cryocauterizing (from Deed)
• cryosurgery (from Deed)
• cryotherapy (from Deed)
• curing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'curing1';
• cyclical QRS complex (from Deed)
• cytological testing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'cytology testing';
• cytology (from Deed)
• damage (from Deed)
• dark vision adaptation (from BodyProcess)
• debriding (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'débridement';'absciding';
• debulking (from Deed)
• decompressing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'decompression';'decompression1';'decompression - action';'decompression action';
• decorticating (from Deed)
• decortication (from Deed)
• decreasing (from Deed)
• deed (from Deed)
• defibrillation (from BodyProcess)
• deglutition false passage (from BodyProcess)
• delaying (from Deed)
• delivery (from BodyProcess)
• delivery of placenta (from BodyProcess)
• derotating (from Deed)
• desiccating (from Deed)
• destroying (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'destructing';
• destructing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'destruction action';'destruction';'destruction - action';
• detaching (from Deed)
• detachment (from Deed)
• detorsion (from Deed)
• diagnosis (from Deed)
• diagnostic (from Deed)
• dialysing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'dialysis';
• diathermy (from Deed)
• dig up (from Deed)
• digital (from HealthCareAct)
• dilatating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'dilating';'dilatation - action';
• direct inspecting (from Deed)
• disarticulating (from Deed)
• disease control (from HealthCareAct)
• disordered conduction (from Deed)
• dissecting (from Deed)
• distant vision (from BodyProcess)
• distending (from Deed)
• disturbing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'disturbance';
• diuresis (from BodyProcess)
• dividing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'surgical division';'interrupting';'division action';'splitting_up';'splitting';
• draining (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'drainage';'drainage action';'emptying';'drainage - action';
• drilling (from Deed)
• drug administration (from Deed)
• Dye (from BodyProcess)
• eating (from Deed)
• ectopic pregnancy (from BodyProcess)
• ejaculation (from BodyProcess)
• electrical discharge action (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'electrical discharge - action';
• electrocauterizing (from Deed)
• electrocautery (from Deed)
• electrocoagulating (from Deed)
• eliminating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'elimination';
• embolising (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'embolisation action';'embolisation - action';
• endocrine function (from BodyProcess)
• enlargement - action (from Deed)
• enlargement action (from Deed)
• enlarging (from Deed)
• enucleating (from Deed)
• evacuating (from Deed)
• evacuation - action (from Deed)
• everting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'eversion - action';
• exacerbating (from Deed)
• examinating (from Deed)
• examining (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'examination action';'examination - action';
• excising (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'excision action';'excision';'cutting_out';'hollowing out';
• excision biopsy (from Deed)
• excreting (from BodyProcess)
    lexical variants: 'excretion';
• exenterating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'exenteration - action';'exenteration';
• exfoliating (from Deed)
• expanding (from Deed)
• expiration (from BodyProcess)
• exploring (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'explorating';'exploration action';'exploration - action';
• exposing (from Deed)
• expression - action (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'expressing';
• extending (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'extension';
• exteriorization (from Deed)
• exteriorizing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'turning_out';'exteriorized';
• external manipulation (from Deed)
• external version (from Deed)
• extirpating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'extirpation';
• extracting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'extraction action';
• extraction - action (from Deed)
• eye oscillation (from BodyProcess)
• facial expression process (from BodyProcess)
• fashioning (from Deed)
• feeding (from Deed)
• feminizing (from Deed)
• fenestrating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'fenestration';'fenestration action';
• fertilisation (from BodyProcess)
    lexical variants: 'fertilized';
• filling (from Deed)
• filtering (from Deed)
• fitting (from Deed)
• fixation - action (from Deed)
• fixing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'fixating';'fixation action';'reattaching';
• flexing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'flexion';
• flow (from Deed)
• force (from Deed)
• fragmenting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'fragmentation - action';'fragmentating';'fragmentation action';
• freeing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'freeing action';
• freeing process (from Deed)
• freezing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'freezing technique';
• fulgurating (from Deed)
• Function of pituitary gland (from BodyProcess)
• fusing (from Deed)
• gastric continence (from BodyProcess)
• gastrostomy (from Deed)
• general anesthetic agent (from Deed)
• grafting (from Deed)
• growth (from Deed)
• guidance (from Deed)
• haemopoesis (from BodyProcess)
• haemostasis (from BodyProcess)
    lexical variants: 'hemostasis';
• hanging (from Deed)
• harvesting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'harvesting action';
• healing (from BodyProcess)
• hearing (from BodyProcess)
• hearing adaptation (from Deed)
• heating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'heat';
• histologic testing (from Deed)
• hot (from Deed)
• hypofunction (from BodyProcess)
• imaging (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'imaging action';
• immobilising (from Deed)
• immobilizing (from Deed)
• implanting (from Deed)
• incising (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'incision action';'cutting';'incision atom';
• incision ostomy (from Deed)
• inducing (from Deed)
• ineffective conduction (from Deed)
• ineffective function (from BodyProcess)
• infertility (from BodyProcess)
• infiltration action (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'infiltration - action';
• inflation - action (from Deed)
• infusing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'infusion action';
• inhibiting (from Deed)
• injecting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'injection action';
• inserting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'passing through';'introducing';'placing';'insertion';
• inspecting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'visualinspection';'visual inspection';'visual_inspection';
• installing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'Installing';
• instillation - action (from Deed)
• instilling (from Deed)
• instrumental method (from Deed)
• insufflating (from Deed)
• insufflation - action (from Deed)
• interposing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'interposition';
• interstitial irradiation (from Deed)
• intrauterine growth (from Deed)
• introduction - action (from Deed)
• inverting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'inversion action';
• investigating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'investigation';'investigation action';
• irradiating (from Deed)
• irrigating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'irrigation action';
• labour (from BodyProcess)
    lexical variants: 'labor';
• laser therapy (from Deed)
• lengthening (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'elongation';'elongating';'lengthening action';
• lethargy (from Deed)
• life support (from BodyProcess)
• lithotrypsy (from Deed)
• locating (from Deed)
• looking for (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'looking_fOR';'looking_for';
• loop method (from Deed)
• lowering (from Deed)
• lysing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'lysis';
• maintenance action (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'maintenance - action';
• management (from HealthCareAct)
• management of aneurysm (from HealthCareAct)
• manducation (from BodyProcess)
• manipulating (from Deed)
• mapping action (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'mapping - action';
• marsupialising (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'marsupialisation';'marsupialization';'marsupialisation - action';
• masking (from Deed)
• massage - action (from Deed)
• massaging (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'massage action';
• maze procedure (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'Maze method';
• measuring (from Deed)
• measuring eye dimensions (from Deed)
• measuring flow (from Deed)
• measuring hearing perception threshold (from Deed)
• measuring osmotic pressure (from Deed)
• measuring pressure (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'measuring_pressure';
• measuring refracting power (from Deed)
• measuring rigidity (from Deed)
• measuring swelling (from Deed)
• metabolising (from Deed)
• micturating (from BodyProcess)
    lexical variants: 'micturition';
• mobilisation (from Deed)
• mobilisation - action (from Deed)
• modifying (from Deed)
• monitoring (from Deed)
• moulding (from Deed)
• movement (from BodyProcess)
• moving (from Deed)
• multiple pregnancy (from BodyProcess)
• muscle contraction (from BodyProcess)
• muscle force (from BodyProcess)
• mycology testing (from Deed)
• myocardial conduction (from BodyProcess)
• myography (from Deed)
• narrowing (from Deed)
• near vision (from BodyProcess)
• neoforming (from Deed)
• neurologic function (from BodyProcess)
• neutralisation (from Deed)
• normalising (from Deed)
• nutrition (from Deed)
• nystagmus (from BodyProcess)
• obliterating (from Deed)
• obliteration - action (from Deed)
• obstetric care (from Deed)
• obstruction process (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'obstructive process';
• occluding (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'occluding process';'occlusion - action';
• ocular reflex (from BodyProcess)
• ocular refraction (from BodyProcess)
• olfaction (from BodyProcess)
• oliguria (from BodyProcess)
• opening (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'opening action';
• optokinetic nystagmus testing (from Deed)
• oral ingestion (from Deed)
• orthopedic (from Deed)
• pacing action (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'pacing - action';
• parturition (from BodyProcess)
• pathology testing (from Deed)
• perception (from Deed)
• percussion (from Deed)
• perforating (from Deed)
• perfusing (from Deed)
• perspiration (from Deed)
• pharmacodynamics trial (from Deed)
• pharmacological effect (from Deed)
• photosensitisation (from Deed)
• planning (from HealthCareAct)
• plastic constructing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'reshaping';'plastic surgical deed';
• plastic repairing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'plastic repair';
• plastic surgery (from Deed)
• playing (from Deed)
• plicating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'plication action';'plicating (an aneurysm)';'fundoplicating technique';'folding';
• plucking (from Deed)
• polyuria (from BodyProcess)
• positioning (from Deed)
• potentiating (from Deed)
• pregnancy (from BodyProcess)
• presenting (from Deed)
• preserving (from Deed)
• preventing (from Deed)
• primary healing1 (from BodyProcess)
• procedure (from Deed)
• process (from Deed)
• prolonged use (from Deed)
• prophylaxis (from HealthCareAct)
• proprioception (from Deed)
• protecting (from Deed)
• psychological process (from Deed)
• pumping (from Deed)
• puncturing (from Deed)
• putting into traction (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'traction';
• radioactive destruction (from Deed)
• radiotherapy (from Deed)
• raising (from Deed)
• recanalizing (from Deed)
• receptor binding (from Deed)
• recessing (from Deed)
• reconstructing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'reconstruction - action';
• recording (from Deed)
• reducing (a dislocation) (from Deed)
• reducing (a fracture or prolapse) (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'reducing position';
• reducing (a fracture) (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'reducing';
• reducing (a hernia) (from Deed)
• reducing (a prolapse or intussusception) (from Deed)
• reduction - action (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'reducing (of tissue)';
• refashioning (from Deed)
• reflex (from BodyProcess)
• reflux (from Deed)
• regeneration (from Deed)
• reimplanting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'reimplantation action';
• reinforcing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'reinforcement action';'reHELPrcement';'reinforcement';
• rejection (from BodyProcess)
• relaxing (from Deed)
• releasing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'release';'release action';
• relocating (from Deed)
• removing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'removal action';'removal';'Removing';
• renal dialysis (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'renal_dialysis';'renal dialysing';
• renal function (from BodyProcess)
• reoperation (from Deed)
• reorganizing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'reorganisation';
• repairing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'repair action';'repair - action';'repairing1';
• repelling (from Deed)
• replacing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'changing';
• repositioning (from Deed)
• resecting (from Deed)
• respiration (from BodyProcess)
• restoring (from Deed)
• retaining (from Deed)
• retardation (from Deed)
• revascularisation (from BodyProcess)
    lexical variants: 'revascularization';'revascularisation action';
• revascularisation - action (from Deed)
• revascularizating (from Deed)
• reversal action (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'reversal - action';
• revising (from Deed)
• ritual (from Deed)
• rotating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'rotation action';
• rotation - action (from Deed)
• sampling (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'sampling - action';
• sclerosing (from Deed)
• sclerotherapy (from Deed)
• scraping (from Deed)
• secretion (from BodyProcess)
• sedating (from Deed)
• sensation (from Deed)
• sense (from Deed)
• sense of pressure (from Deed)
• sense of temperature (from Deed)
• separating (from Deed)
• septation action (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'septation - action';
• shaving (from Deed)
• shortening (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'shortening - action';'shortening action';
• simple method (from Deed)
• simulating (from Deed)
• sleeping (from BodyProcess)
• smell (from BodyProcess)
• sneezing (from BodyProcess)
• specimen collection1 (from Deed)
• spontaneous abortion (from Deed)
• stabilising (from Deed)
• stapedius reflex (from BodyProcess)
• starting (from Deed)
• staunching (from Deed)
• stereognosis (from BodyProcess)
• stereoscopic vision (from BodyProcess)
• stereotactic surgery (from Deed)
• sterilising (from Deed)
• stimulating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'stimulation';
• storing (from Deed)
• straightening (from Deed)
• stretching (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'stretching - action';
• stripping (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'stripping - action';'stripping action';
• suction (from Deed)
• supplying (from Deed)
• suppression (from Deed)
• surgery (from Deed)
• surgical deed (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'surgical_procedure';'minor surgical deed';'surgical procedure';'modification action';'surgical operation';'medical deed';'operation';'surgical_deed';
• surgical diagnostic procedure (from Deed)
• surgical toilet (from Deed)
• surgical toilet of wound (from Deed)
• suspension (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'suspension action';
• suturing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'suturing action';
• swelling (from Deed)
• swinging (from Deed)
• synthesis (from Deed)
• syringing (from Deed)
• tachycardia (from BodyProcess)
• taking a photograph (from Deed)
• taste (from Deed)
• tattooing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'tatooing';
• tearing (from Deed)
• terminating (from Deed)
• termination - action (from Deed)
• testing (from Deed)
• therapeutic (from HealthCareAct)
• thermocauterizing (from Deed)
• thermotherapy (from HealthCareAct)
• thyroid function (from Deed)
• touch (from Deed)
• touching (from Deed)
• tracting (from Deed)
• transecting (from Deed)
• transforming (from Deed)
• transfusing (from Deed)
• transplantation - action (from Deed)
• transplanting (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'transplantation action';'transplantation';
• transposing (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'transposition action';'transposition procedure';'transposition - action';
• treating (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'managing';
• treatment (from HealthCareAct)
    lexical variants: 'therapy';
• trephine - action (from Deed)
• trial of labour (from BodyProcess)
• trimming (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'trimming - action';
• tumescing (from Deed)
• turning (from Deed)
• turning in (from Deed)
• twisting (from Deed)
• two-point discrimination (from Deed)
• ultrasound (from Deed)
• unblocking (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'being permeable';
• undetectable function (from BodyProcess)
• unshunting (from Deed)
• untwisting (from Deed)
• urinary continence (from BodyProcess)
    lexical variants: 'continence';'urinary_continence';'voluntary_micturition';
• urinary retention (from BodyProcess)
• vaginal delivery (from BodyProcess)
• valgising (from Deed)
• varising (from Deed)
• vascular flow (from Deed)
• vasomotortesting (from Deed)
• venting (from Deed)
• vesico-ureteric reflux (from Deed)
• vestibular caloric testing (from Deed)
• vestibular function (from BodyProcess)
• vestibular pendular or rotatory testing (from Deed)
• vision (from BodyProcess)
• visual acuity (from BodyProcess)
• volume decreasing (from Deed)
• washing (from Deed)
• whispering (from Deed)
• wire traction (from Deed)
• wrapping (from Deed)
• Z-plasty (from Deed)
    lexical variants: 'z plasty';

516 descriptors in this category

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Category «Process»: links having this category or its ancestors as Left category
  ancestors: Things [-1]

Process	ACTS_ON	Characteristic
Process	ACTS_ON	Feature
Process	ACTS_ON	Pathology
Process	ACTS_ON	Process
Process	ACTS_ON	Quantity
Process	ACTS_ON	Structure
Process	ACTS_ON	Substance
Process	ACTS_ON_1	Characteristic
Process	ACTS_ON_1	Pathology
Process	ACTS_ON_1	Process
Process	ACTS_ON_1	Structure
Process	ACTS_ON_1	Substance
Process	ACTS_ON_2	Characteristic
Process	ACTS_ON_2	Pathology
Process	ACTS_ON_2	Process
Process	ACTS_ON_2	Structure
Process	ACTS_ON_2	Substance
Things [-1]	and	Untyped
Process	BY_TECHNIQUE	Deed
Process	IS_ACTED_ON_BY	Deed
Process	IS_FUNCTION_OF	Anatomy
Things [-1]	or	Untyped

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Category «Process»: links having this category or its ancestors as Right category
  ancestors: Things [-1]

Process	ACTS_ON	Process
Process	ACTS_ON_1	Process
Process	ACTS_ON_2	Process
Untyped	and	Things [-1]
Deed	BY_MEANS_OF	Process
Anatomy	CAUSED_BY	Process
Pathology	CAUSED_BY	Process
Anatomy	CAUSES	Process
Substance	CAUSES	Process
Deed	FOLLOWS	Process
Anatomy	HAS_FUNCTION	Process
Device	HAS_FUNCTION	Process
Substance	HAS_FUNCTION	Process
Feature	IS_FEATURE_OF	Process
Pathology	OCCURS_DURING	Process
Untyped	or	Things [-1]
Deed	TO_ACHIEVE	Process
Rubric	TO_ACHIEVE_OVERALL	Process

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