| Descriptor English: | Weights and Measures | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Pesos y Medidas 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Pesos e Medidas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Poids et mesures | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Measure Measures Measures and Weights Scales Weights | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | E05.978 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014894 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Measuring and weighing systems and processes. | ||||||
| Annotation: | types and systems of measurement: not for "weight" ; METRIC SYSTEM is available | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | HI                                                            history IS instrumentation ST standards | ||||||
| Entry Version: | WEIGHTS MEASURES | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 15297 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D014894 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
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                | Concept UI | M0022914 | 
| Scope note | Measuring and weighing systems and processes. | 
| Preferred term | Weights and Measures | 
| Entry term(s) | Measures and Weights | 
| Concept UI | M0022913 | 
| Preferred term | Weights | 
| Concept UI | M0022915 | 
| Preferred term | Measures | 
| Entry term(s) | Measure | 
| Concept UI | M0022916 | 
| Preferred term | Scales | 
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