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Descriptor English: Surgery, Plastic
Descriptor Spanish: Cirugía Plástica
Descriptor cirugía plástica
Entry term(s) cirugía cosmética
cirugía estética
cirugía plástica y reparadora
cirugía reconstructiva
cirugía reparadora
Scope note: Rama de la cirugía que se ocupa de la restauración, reconstrucción o mejora de estructuras defectuosas, dañadas o ausentes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cirurgia Plástica
Descriptor French: Chirurgie plastique
Entry term(s): Cosmetic Surgery
Esthetic Surgeries
Esthetic Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Reconstructive Surgery
Surgeries, Esthetic
Surgery, Cosmetic
Surgery, Esthetic
Surgery, Reconstructive
Tree number(s): H02.403.810.788
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013518
Scope note: The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
Annotation: use for the specialty only; do not confuse with RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES, the technique
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
OG organization & administration
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Entry Version: SURG PLASTIC
Related: Dermatologic Surgical Procedures MeSH
DeCS ID: 13900
Unique ID: D013518
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/04/06
Surgery, Plastic - Preferred
Concept UI M0020879
Scope note The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
Preferred term Surgery, Plastic
Entry term(s) Plastic Surgery
Esthetic Surgery - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0020881
Preferred term Esthetic Surgery
Entry term(s) Esthetic Surgeries
Surgeries, Esthetic
Surgery, Esthetic
Reconstructive Surgery - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000756120
Preferred term Reconstructive Surgery
Entry term(s) Surgery, Reconstructive
Cosmetic Surgery - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0020880
Preferred term Cosmetic Surgery
Entry term(s) Surgery, Cosmetic



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