format-version: 1.2 date: 15:03:2012 17:36 saved-by: JSmith auto-generated-by: OBO-Edit 2.0 default-namespace: Measurement Methods Ontology data-version: 1.8 [Term] id: MMO:0000000 name: measurement method [Term] id: MMO:0000001 name: electrical potential recording method def: "A method using the work per unit charge necessary to move a charge body in an electric field from a reference point to make or calculate the measurement of interest." [Dorland:Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary 31st Ed] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method [Term] id: MMO:0000002 name: transthoracic echocardiography def: "Method of graphically recording position and motion of walls and internal structures of the heart and neighboring tissue through the echo obtained from beams of ultrasonic waves directed through the chest wall." [Dorland:Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary 31st Ed] synonym: " echocardiography " RELATED [] synonym: "TTE" RELATED [] synonym: "ultrasonic cardiography" RELATED [] is_a: MMO:0000024 ! ultrasound method [Term] id: MMO:0000003 name: electrocardiography def: "Non-invasive procedure for making graphic records of the variations in electrical potential caused by electrical activity of the heart muscle and detected at the body surface used to study the action of the heart muscle." [Dorland:Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary 31st Ed] is_a: MMO:0000001 ! electrical potential recording method [Term] id: MMO:0000004 name: isolated body part method is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-29T08:03:34Z [Term] id: MMO:0000005 name: weight measurement, post excision is_a: MMO:0000004 ! isolated body part method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-29T08:03:50Z [Term] id: MMO:0000006 name: post excision weight measurement, Shimadzu electronic balance AX-200 is_a: MMO:0000005 ! weight measurement, post excision created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-29T03:39:00Z [Term] id: MMO:0000007 name: continuous flow air displacement plethysmography is_a: MMO:0000130 ! air displacement plethysmography created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2011-10-04T03:19:11Z [Term] id: MMO:0000008 name: photoplethysmography def: "A technique for assessing blood flow by placing an infrared emitting diode along with a sensor, on the surface of the skin over a blood vessel with the amount of light reflected back to the sensor being inversely proportional to the number of red blood cells flowing through the vessel." [Dorland:Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary 31st Ed] is_a: MMO:0000076 ! plethysmography [Term] id: MMO:0000009 name: piezoplethysmography def: "A technique that utilizes piezoelectric ceramic crystals with a sensor for assessing blood flow by placing the apparatus on the skin above a blood vessel." [Kent: "Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary"] is_a: MMO:0000098 ! immunoassay created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-07-27T03:12:27Z [Term] id: MMO:0000076 name: plethysmography def: "A method for measuring and recording changes in the size and volume of organs and parts of the body by measuring changes in their blood volume or air volume." [Dorland:Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary 31st Ed] is_a: MMO:0000026 ! in vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T01:30:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000077 name: applanation tonometry def: "Method that infers intraocular pressure from force needed to flatten a constant area. In opthamology it measures the pressure from force needed to flatten an area of the cornea. In cardiac studies, it measures the changes in the elasticity of arteries." [APC:www.apccardiovascular.co.uk, wikipedia:en.wikipedia.org] is_a: MMO:0000071 ! tonometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T01:37:08Z [Term] id: MMO:0000078 name: dynamic contour tonometry def: "A method that uses the principle of contour matching. In opthamology, miniature pressure sensor inside a tonometer tip which rests on the cornea with a constant force. Also used to measure variation in pressure during the cardiac cycle." [wikipedia:en.wikipedia.org] is_a: MMO:0000071 ! tonometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T01:37:37Z [Term] id: MMO:0000079 name: impression tonometry def: "Measures the depth of the impression produced by a small plunger carrying a known weight." [wikipedia:en.wikipedia.org] is_a: MMO:0000071 ! tonometry created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-15T01:38:20Z [Term] id: MMO:0000080 name: skin fold caliper method def: "A fold of skin is pinched raising a double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue with a caliper or compass with curved legs applied at right angles to the pinch for a measurement of thickness." [Dorland:Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary 31st Ed, topendsports:] is_a: MMO:0000027 ! ex vivo method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-17T12:27:53Z [Term] id: MMO:0000082 name: isolated organ perfusion method is_a: MMO:0000004 ! isolated body part method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T08:33:49Z [Term] id: MMO:0000083 name: isolated perfused lung method def: "The lung is placed in an artificial thoracic chamber and ventilated at negative pressure. It is connected through a tracheal cannula to a pneumotachometer for measurement of respiratory flow." [Harvard Apparatus:http\://www.harvardapparatus.com] is_a: MMO:0000082 ! isolated organ perfusion method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T08:35:43Z [Term] id: MMO:0000084 name: isolated perfused liver method is_a: MMO:0000082 ! isolated organ perfusion method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T08:44:58Z [Term] id: MMO:0000085 name: isolated perfused kidney method is_a: MMO:0000082 ! isolated organ perfusion method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T08:45:20Z [Term] id: MMO:0000086 name: balance beam platform medical scale is_a: MMO:0000016 ! body weighing method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T09:22:23Z [Term] id: MMO:0000087 name: sliding weight scale is_a: MMO:0000016 ! body weighing method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T09:23:25Z [Term] id: MMO:0000088 name: digital column scale is_a: MMO:0000016 ! body weighing method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T09:23:42Z [Term] id: MMO:0000089 name: height scale is_a: MMO:0000119 ! body measuring method created_by: mshimoyama creation_date: 2010-06-23T09:26:22Z [Term] id: MMO:0000090 name: venipuncture def: "Extraction of blood from a vein using a needle. In human, the basilic, cephalic and median cubital veins are most commonly used as well as the femoral vein." [Mosby: