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Descriptor English: Tampons, Surgical
Descriptor Spanish: Tampones Quirúrgicos
Descriptor tampones quirúrgicos
Scope note: Dispositivos cónicos que se elaboran con material blando como lienzo, gasa, etc., para dilatar un orificio o para mantener abierta una herida o, en las operaciones quirúrgicas, para taponar la nariz, la vagina, etc., con la finalidad de controlar la hemorragia o absorber secreciones. (Dorland, 28a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Tampões Cirúrgicos
Descriptor French: Tampons chirurgicaux
Entry term(s): Surgical Tampon
Surgical Tampons
Tampon, Surgical
Tree number(s): E07.858.826
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013630
Scope note: Plugs or cylinders made of cotton, sponge, or other absorbent material. They are used in surgery to absorb fluids such as blood or drainage.
Annotation: VAGINAL TAMPONS is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see TAMPONS 1963-2006
History Note: 2007 (1963)
DeCS ID: 14011
Unique ID: D013630
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Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Tampons, Surgical - Preferred
Concept UI M0021029
Scope note Plugs or cylinders made of cotton, sponge, or other absorbent material. They are used in surgery to absorb fluids such as blood or drainage.
Preferred term Tampons, Surgical
Entry term(s) Surgical Tampon
Surgical Tampons
Tampon, Surgical



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