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Descriptor English: Prostheses and Implants
Descriptor Spanish: Prótesis e Implantes
Descriptor prótesis e implantes
Entry term(s) endoprótesis
implante prostético
implante protésico
implantes artificiales
implantes protésicos
prótesis
Scope note: Sustitutos artificiales de partes del cuerpo y materiales insertados en los tejidos con fines funcionales, cosméticos o terapéuticos. Las prótesis pueden ser funcionales, como en el caso de los brazos o piernas artificiales, o cosméticas, como en el caso de un ojo artificial. Los implantes, todos ellos insertados quirúrgicamente en el organismo, suelen ser utilizados para fines terapéuticos. Existen IMPLANTES EXPERIMENTALES para su uso en experimentación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Próteses e Implantes
Descriptor French: Prothèses et implants
Entry term(s): Implants artificiels
Prothèse
Tree number(s): E07.695
VS2.006.002.010
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019736
Scope note: Artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials inserted into tissue for functional, cosmetic, or therapeutic purposes. Prostheses can be functional, as in the case of artificial arms and legs, or cosmetic, as in the case of an artificial eye. Implants, all surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically. IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL is available for those used experimentally.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with prosthetic or implant material if pertinent; adv eff: consider PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; BIOPROSTHESIS is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AE effets indésirables
CL classification
EC économie
ES éthique
HI histoire
MI microbiologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
SD ressources et distribution
SN statistiques et données numériques
ST normes
TD tendances
UL ultrastructure
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie
Related: Ablation de dispositif MeSH
Rétention de prothèse MeSH
DeCS ID: 11916
Unique ID: D019736
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Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2019/03/04
Prothèses et implants - Preferred
Concept UI M0029299
Preferred term Prothèses et implants
Implants artificiels - Narrower
Concept UI M0029297
Preferred term Implants artificiels



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